High sensitivity hydrogen analysis in zircaloy-4 using helium-assisted excitation laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Marincan Pardede; Indra Karnadi; Rinda Hedwig; Ivan Tanra; Javed Iqbal; Mangasi Alion Marpaung; Maria Margaretha Suliyanti; Eric Jobiliong; Syahrun Nur Abdulmadjid; Nasrullah Idris; Ali Khumaeni; Muhandis Shiddiq; Mario Gracio Anduinta Rhizma; Zener Sukra Lie; Muhammad Bilal; Davy Putra Kurniawan; Tjung Jie Lie; Koo Hendrik Kurniawan; Kiichiro Kagawa

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01601-y

High sensitivity hydrogen analysis in zircaloy-4 using helium-assisted excitation laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 9;11(1):21999. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01601-y.

Authors

Marincan Pardede¹, Indra Karnadi², Rinda Hedwig³, Ivan Tanra², Javed Iqbal⁴, Mangasi Alion Marpaung⁵, Maria Margaretha Suliyanti⁶, Eric Jobiliong⁷, Syahrun Nur Abdulmadjid⁸, Nasrullah Idris⁸, Ali Khumaeni⁹, Muhandis Shiddiq⁶, Mario Gracio Anduinta Rhizma¹, Zener Sukra Lie¹⁰, Muhammad Bilal¹¹, Davy Putra Kurniawan¹², Tjung Jie Lie¹², Koo Hendrik Kurniawan¹³, Kiichiro Kagawa^{12

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, 15811, Indonesia.
² Department of Electrical Engineering, Krida Wacana Christian University, Jakarta, 11470, Indonesia.
³ Computer Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, 11480, Indonesia.
⁴ Department of Physics, University of Azad, Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
⁵ Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jakarta State University, Jakarta, 13220, Indonesia.
⁶ Research Center for Physics, Indonesia Institute of Science, Kompleks Puspiptek, Tangerang, Selatan, 15314, Indonesia.
⁷ Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, 15811, Indonesia.
⁸ Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia.
⁹ Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Diponegoro University, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia.
¹⁰ Automotive & Robotics Program, Computer Engineering Department, Binus ASO School of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, 11480, Indonesia.
¹¹ Laser Matter Interaction Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
¹² Research Center of Maju Makmur Mandiri Foundation, 40/80 Srengseng Raya, Jakarta, 11630, Indonesia.
¹³ Research Center of Maju Makmur Mandiri Foundation, 40/80 Srengseng Raya, Jakarta, 11630, Indonesia. kurnia18@cbn.net.id.
¹⁴ Fukui Science Education Academy, Takagi Chuou 2 Choume, Fukui, 910-0804, Japan.

Abstract

High-sensitivity detection of hydrogen (H) contained in zircaloy-4, a commonly used material for nuclear fuel containers, is crucial in a nuclear power plant. Currently, H detection is performed via gas chromatography, which is an offline and destructive method. In this study, we developed a technique based on metastable excited-state He-assisted excitation to achieve excellent quality of H emission spectra in double-pulse orthogonal laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The production of metastable excited-state He atoms is optimized by using LiF as sub-target material. The results show a narrow full-width-at-half-maximum of 0.5 Å for the H I 656.2 nm emission line, with a detection limit as low as 0.51 mg/kg. Thus, using this novel online method, H in zircaloy-4 can be detected efficiently, even at very low concentrations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't