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A statistical learning method for image-based monitoring of the plume signature in laser powder bed fusion
摘要： The industrial breakthrough of metal additive manufacturing processes mainly involves highly regulated sectors, e.g., aerospace and healthcare, where both part and process qualification are of paramount importance. Because of this, there is an increasing interest for in-situ monitoring tools able to detect process defects and unstable states since their onset stage during the process itself. In-situ measured quantities can be regarded as “signatures” of the process behaviour and proxies of the final part quality. This study relies on the idea that the by-products of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) can be used as process signatures to design and implement statistical monitoring methods. In particular, this paper proposes a methodology to monitor the LPBF process via in-situ infrared (IR) video imaging of the plume formed by material evaporation and heating of the surrounding gas. The aspect of the plume naturally changes from one frame to another following the natural dynamics of the process: this yields a multimodal pattern of the plume descriptors that limits the effectiveness of traditional statistical monitoring techniques. To cope with this, a nonparametric control charting scheme is proposed, called K-chart, which allows adapting the alarm threshold to the dynamically varying patterns of the monitored data. A real case study in LPBF of zinc powder is presented to demonstrate the capability of detecting the onset of unstable conditions in the presence of a material that, despite being particularly interesting for biomedical applications, imposes quality challenges in LPBF because of its low melting and boiling points. A comparison analysis is presented to highlight the benefits provided by the proposed approach against competitor methods.
关键词： Process plume,Metal additive manufacturing,Laser powder bed fusion,Infrared imaging,In-situ monitoring,Zinc
更新于2025-11-28 14:24:20
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The AOTF-based NO<sub>2</sub> camera
摘要： The abundance of NO2 in the boundary layer relates to air quality and pollution source monitoring. Observing the spatiotemporal distribution of NO2 above well-delimited (flue gas stacks, volcanoes, ships) or more extended sources (cities) allows for applications such as monitoring emission fluxes or studying the plume dynamic chemistry and its transport. So far, most attempts to map the NO2 field from the ground have been made with visible-light scanning grating spectrometers. Benefiting from a high retrieval accuracy, they only achieve a relatively low spatiotemporal resolution that hampers the detection of dynamic features. We present a new type of passive remote sensing instrument aiming at the measurement of the 2-D distributions of NO2 slant column densities (SCDs) with a high spatiotemporal resolution. The measurement principle has strong similarities with the popular filter-based SO2 camera as it relies on spectral images taken at wavelengths where the molecule absorption cross section is different. Contrary to the SO2 camera, the spectral selection is performed by an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) capable of resolving the target molecule's spectral features. The NO2 camera capabilities are demonstrated by imaging the NO2 abundance in the plume of a coal-fired power plant. During this experiment, the 2-D distribution of the NO2 SCD was retrieved with a temporal resolution of 3 min and a spatial sampling of 50 cm (over a 250 × 250 m2 area). The detection limit was close to 5 × 1016 molecules cm?2, with a maximum detected SCD of 4 × 1017 molecules cm?2. Illustrating the added value of the NO2 camera measurements, the data reveal the dynamics of the NO to NO2 conversion in the early plume with an unprecedent resolution: from its release in the air, and for 100 m upwards, the observed NO2 plume concentration increased at a rate of 0.75–1.25 g s?1. In joint campaigns with SO2 cameras, the NO2 camera could also help in removing the bias introduced by the NO2 interference with the SO2 spectrum.
关键词： NO2,AOTF,plume,remote sensing,air quality,camera,acousto-optical tunable filter
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Investigation on the effects of laser parameters on the plasma profile of copper using picosecond laser induced plasma spectroscopy
摘要： Laser induced plasma generation and characterization, affected by laser parameters and sample physical properties, represent important phenomena in many fields of applications. In this work, we present new studies on the effects of an appropriate combination of laser wavelengths and pulse energies on the generated plasma characterization using a single shot picosecond Nd:YAG laser. The plasma plume of a pure copper sample has been generated by laser induced plasma spectroscopy (LIPS) using a single shot 170 ps laser pulse with wavelengths (266, 355, 532 and 1064 nm) and varying laser fluence (10–41 J/cm2). The spectral intensities of Cu I 324.75, 327.39, 515.32 and 521.82 nm have been observed. The plasma electron temperature and density have been determined from the Boltzmann plots and Stark-broadening profiles of the plasma spectral lines, respectively, assuming the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) condition. It has been found that the electron temperature and electron density values increase from around 10,000 to 20,000 K and around 2 × 1017 to 1.5 × 1018 cm?3, respectively, with the increase in the laser wavelength and pulse fluence gradually. These observations can be understood due to the variations of mass-ablation rates, inverse-Bremsstrahlung, and photo-ionization with the studied pulse wavelength and pulse energy. The obtained results explore the opportunity to control specific generated plasma parameters by applying proper picosecond pulse parameters which can be considered in many fields of material science spectroscopic analysis and control the plasma interaction dynamics.
关键词： Stark-broadening,Picosecond,Boltzmann plot,Electron temperature,LTE,Laser induced plasma spectroscopy,Copper,Electron density,Plasma plume,LIPS
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Expansion of laser-induced plume after the passage of a counter shock wave through a background gas
摘要： Double-pulsed laser ablation with two targets and lasers in a background gas is a method to form nanoparticle complex. Effects of pulse delay between two lasers on plume expansion dynamics are discussed. The germanium and silicon targets were set parallel to each other and irradiated by two YAG lasers. The germanium target was irradiated followed by irradiation of the silicon target with delay time, td. We found that the expansion distance of delayed silicon plume is enhanced for 2 μs ≤ td ≤ 50 μs, compared to that when only the silicon target is irradiated. For td = 200 μs, the expansion distance of delayed silicon plume is similar to that when only the silicon target is irradiated. We discuss the expansion dynamics of the delayed silicon plume based on the effect of the density distribution induced by the primary germanium plume. Our results indicate that the effect of primary germanium plume remains up to about td = 50 μs, and it disappears by td = 200 μs.
关键词： Shock wave,Pulsed laser ablation,Plume expansion,Pulsed laser deposition
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Development of laser ablation absorption spectroscopy for nuclear fuel materials: plume expansion behavior for refractory metals observed by laser-induced fluorescence imaging spectroscopy
摘要： The dynamic behavior of an ablation plume in low pressure rare gas ambient was investigated with laser-induced fluorescence imaging spectroscopy for three refractory metals, i.e. titanium, zirconium and hafnium. A comparison of the plume expansion behaviors for the species of these elements revealed an atomic weight effect on the plume structure formation. A hemispherical thin layer and cavity structure reported previously for gadolinium were observed also for these elements. It was found that the plume size increases as well as the layer thickness decreases with increasing atomic weight. For ground state atoms of Ti, substantial amount of atoms were observed even at the center of the plume. Also, the persistence of the Ti atomic plume was as long as 300 μs, which was significantly longer than the other species studied. Furthermore, the mass-dependent elemental separation was observed in the ablation plume produced from a multielement sample. These results suggest that the observed plume structure arises from the ion-electron recombination process and the recoil of the ablated species during the multiple collisions with gas atoms.
关键词： LIBS,Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy,Laser ablation,Ablation plume structure,Refractory metals
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Time-resolved optical characterization of the interaction between a laser produced plasma and a spark discharge
摘要： The interaction between a nanosecond laser produced plasma and a unipolar high voltage discharge was analyzed using time-resolved spectroscopy, fast photography with narrow band interference filters and profilometry. Here the laser ablation fluence was varied in the 60–1000 J/cm2 range. The 600-kW electrical discharge was triggered by an ablation plasma on the aluminum target at time 700 ns in order to enhance the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) emission. Most of the spectra were obtained from a spot 1 mm above the target and these were: time-integrated to gauge overall enhancement and time-resolved to investigate emission enhancement, temperature and density as a function of time. It was found that the time-and-space integrated LIBS signal was enhanced by up to one order of magnitude at the lowest laser fluence employed when compared with a conventional LIBS experiment. Also, that this emission increment could not be mainly attributed to an increased mass removal, but rather to an enhancement of plasma ionization degree as was observed by means of fast photography with filters. This causes longer plasma duration and more enhancement of ionic species than neutrals. It was also found that both the electronic density and the temperature increase when the spark discharge is applied, in comparison with the ablation plasma. Emission enhancement is inversely proportional to laser fluence due to the fact that for higher fluences, by the time the discharge is applied, the laser-produced plasma is already highly excited.
关键词： LIBS,Spark discharge,Optical emission spectroscopy,Plume dynamics,Fast photography
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Correlation between plume fluctuation and keyhole dynamics during fiber laser keyhole welding
摘要： In order to reveal the fluctuation mechanism of the plume induced during fiber laser keyhole welding, dynamic behaviors of both the plume and the keyhole were simultaneously observed by using the multiple-imaging method. The results show that the fluctuation period of the plume was the same as that of the laser-induced vapor moving down on the keyhole front wall (KFW). The tilt angle of the plume was the largest when the laser-induced vapor was close to the orifice. As the laser-induced vapor moved toward the bottom of the KFW, the tilt angle of the plume decreased gradually. The correlation between the plume fluctuation and the dynamics of the laser-induced vapor on the KFW was not affected by parameters such as welding speed, laser power, and focal length. Further analysis shows that the periodic drilling behavior of the laser spot on the KFW is the main reason for the periodic fluctuation of the plume.
关键词： KFW,plume,fiber laser welding,laser-induced vapor,fluctuation
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Effect of the spot size on ionization and degree of plasma shielding in plumes induced by irradiation of a copper target by multiple short laser pulses
摘要： The plasma plume expansion into argon background gas at atmospheric pressure induced by irradiation of a copper target with a burst of three short laser pulses at 266 nm wavelength is studied numerically for the laser spot diameters ranging from 20 μm to 500 μm. The computational model includes a thermal model of the irradiated target and a kinetic model of plume expansion. The kinetic model is implemented in the form of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method that is redesigned to account for ionization and absorption of laser radiation in the plume. The irradiation conditions are chosen to do not induce ionization and absorption during the first pulse in the burst independently of the laser spot size. During the second pulse, the ionization is initiated in the vicinity of the irradiated target behind the shock wave that is generated during that pulse and propagates through the vapor plume created by the preceding pulse. The simulations show that the degree of ionization and plasma shielding during the second and subsequent pulses strongly increases with increasing the laser spot size. It is explained by different rates of expansion between pulses in the plumes generated at various spot sizes. At a relatively small spot size, the rapid drop of density and temperature in the plume induced by the first pulse can preclude plasma ignition during the second and further pulses. These results suggest that the use of lasers with the spot sizes that are in the order of tens of micrometers can be favorable for mitigating the effect of plasma shielding in multi-pulse laser ablation when the plumes induced by individual laser pulses strongly interact with each other.
关键词： Plume expansion,Multi-pulse irradiation,Laser spot size,Laser ablation,Plasma shielding
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Effect of the scanning speed on the microgroove formation regime in nanosecond-pulsed laser scanning ablation of cermet
摘要： As the field of biomedicine continues to grow, so will the need for the quick and efficient manufacture of high-quality micro-textures, such as microfluidic systems, for biomedical functions. The utilization of a nanosecond-pulsed laser enables the realization of an efficient ablation rate in the preparation of a microscaled texture for biomedicine applications. To obtain high-quality ablated features, it is necessary to understand the interaction regime between the pulse laser and cermet. In this work, the effects of the scanning speed on formation mechanisms of microgrooves in pulse laser scanning ablation of cermet are investigated. The relative ablation processes in terms of the particle ejection and the morphology of the ablation traces under various scanning speeds are characterized. In addition, pump-probe shadowgraph imaging is used to observe the ablation dynamics and laser-plume interaction. The results demonstrate that the plume shielding effect, which stems from the intensive pulse energy overlap in the irradiated region, tends to occur at a low scanning speed and results in an intermittent ablation regime. Moreover, there is a critical scanning speed for overcoming the plume shielding effect when other laser parameters are kept constant. To realize an even and continuous ablation process, a high scanning speed that exceeds this critical value should be applied.
关键词： Ablation regime,Pulsed laser scanning ablation,Micro-texture fabrication,Plume shielding effect
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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[IEEE IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Valencia, Spain (2018.7.22-2018.7.27)] IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Internal Waves on River Plumes
摘要： We present results of observations of internal waves (IW) on the river plumes caused by the spread of the front of fresh waters, based on satellite images of the visible range obtained by Sentinel-2A Multispectral Imager Instrument (MSI/S2) and Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI/L8) instruments. Due to the high spatial resolution of these satellite data, submesoscale IWs having wavelengths less than 50 m and generated by unstable sharp front of a river plume, were revealed and their parameters were assessed. The plumes of the following rivers were studied: the Rh?ne, flowing into the Gulf of Lyon of the Mediterranean Sea, the Danube, flowing into the northwestern part of the Black Sea and the Coruh flowing into the southeastern part of the Black Sea. We discuss spatio-temporal variability of the manifestations of internal waves of a given type mechanisms of their generation.
关键词： OLI Landsat-8,river plume,coastal zones,Internal waves,MSI Sentinel-2
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57