Abstract
We have successfully demonstrated that although there are significant analytical challenges involved in the qualitative discrimination analysis of sub-mm sized (microfragment) glass samples, the task can be solved with very good accuracy and reliability with the multivariate chemometric evaluation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) data or in combination with pre-screening based on refractive index (RI) data. In total, 127 glass samples of four types (fused silica, flint, borosilicate and soda–lime) were involved in the tests. Four multivariate chemometric data evaluation methods (linear discrimination analysis, quadratic discrimination analysis, classification tree and random forest) for LIBS data were evaluated with and without data compression (principal component analysis). Classification tree and random forest methods were found to give the most consistent and most accurate results, with classifications/identifications correct in 92 to 99% of the cases for soda–lime glasses. The developed methods can be used in forensic analysis.
Funder
National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Hungary
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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4 articles.
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