Publications

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Quantitative multi-element analysis of heavy metal ions in an aqueous solution by electrodeposition-assisted underwater laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Ayumu Matsumoto, Ayaka Tamura, Kazuhiro Fukami, Naoya Nishi, Blair Thornton, Kenichi Amano, Akiko Takahashi, Takumi Sato & Tetsuo Sakka, 2015
Type: conference
Towards real -time quantification of seawater composition using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
Takumi Sato, Blair Thornton, Tomoko Takahashi, Tetsuo Sakka, Toshihiko Ohki & Koichi Ohki, 2015
Type: conference
Applied sensing for deep-sea mineral exploration
Blair Thornton, 2014
Type: conference
Mapping of seafloor radioactivity using a towed gamma-ray detector
Blair Thornton, 2014
Type: conference
Underwater analysis of (U,Zr) O2 using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)
Blair Thornton, Hironori Ohba, Morihisa Saeki, Chikara Ito, Masahide Takano, Tetsuo Sakka & Ikuo Wakaida, 2014
Type: conference
Effects of pulse width on nascent laser-induced bubbles for underwater laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Tetsuo Sakka, Ayaka Tamura, Ayumu Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Fukami, Naoya Nishi & Blair Thornton, 2014, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, 97, 94-98
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.05.009
Type: article
Development of a fiber-coupled laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument for analysis of underwater debris in a nuclear reactor core
Morihisa Saeki, Akio Iwanade, Chikara Ito, Ikuo Wakaida, Blair Thornton, Tetsuo Sakka & Hironori Ohba, 2014, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 51(7-8), 930-938
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2014.917996
Type: article