Research Article
Stoichiometric Analysis of Inorganic Compounds Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy with Gated and Nongated Spectrometers
Table 3
Comparison of stoichiometric calculation of O/N ratio of three inorganic compounds with gated and non-gated techniques.
| | Andor ICCD + mechelle spectrometer (gated) | Ocean optics MAYA spectrometer (nongated) | | Ratio | Stoi. | Mean | SD | %RSD | Stoi. | Mean | SD | %RSD |
| | Ammonium perchlorate (AP) |
| | O777.31/N742.50 | 4 | 3.82 | 0.63 | 16.45 | | — | — | — | | O777.31/N744.34 | 4 | 3.71 | 0.45 | 12.39 | 4 | 12.29 | 4.63 | 37.68 | | O777.31/N746.91 | 4 | 3.90 | 0.33 | 8.51 | 4 | 4.81 | 0.94 | 19.63 |
| | Boron potassium nitrate (BPN) |
| | O777.31/N742.50 | 3 | 2.24 | 0.48 | 21.47 | | — | — | — | | O777.31/N744.34 | 3 | 3.09 | 0.78 | 25.17 | 3 | 7.84 | 4.94 | 63.00 | | O777.31/N746.91 | 3 | 3.14 | 0.40 | 12.86 | 3 | 3.44 | 1.18 | 34.18 |
| | Ammonium nitrate (AN) |
| | O777.31/N742.50 | 1.5 | 3.04 | 0.49 | 16.14 | | — | — | — | | O777.31/N744.34 | 1.5 | 2.90 | 0.16 | 5.43 | 1.5 | 6.17 | 1.92 | 31.02 | | O777.31/N746.91 | 1.5 | 2.84 | 0.13 | 4.44 | 1.5 | 3.22 | 0.74 | 22.85 |
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