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Interpreting neural networks trained to predict plasma temperature from optical emission spectra

KÉPEŠ, E. SAEIDFIROUZEH, H. LAITL, V. VRÁBEL, J. KUBELÍK, P. POŘÍZKA, P. FERUS, M. KAISER, J.

Original Title

Interpreting neural networks trained to predict plasma temperature from optical emission spectra

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

We explore the application of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting plasma temperatures in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis. Estimating plasma temperature from emission spectra is often challenging due to spectral interference and matrix effects. Traditional methods like the Boltzmann plot technique have limitations, both in applicability due to various matrix effects and in accuracy owing to the uncertainty of the underlying spectroscopic constants. Consequently, ANNs have already been successfully demonstrated as a viable alternative for plasma temperature prediction. We leverage synthetic data to isolate temperature effects from other factors and study the relationship between the LIBS spectra and temperature learnt by the ANN. We employ various post-hoc model interpretation techniques, including gradient-based methods, to verify that ANNs learn meaningful spectroscopic features for temperature prediction. Our findings demonstrate the potential of ANNs to learn complex relationships in LIBS spectra, offering a promising avenue for improved plasma temperature estimation and enhancing the overall accuracy of LIBS analysis. ANN can learn spectroscopic trends widely used by domain experts for plasma temperature estimation using emission spectra.

Keywords

INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LASER-INDUCED PLASMA; CHEMCAM INSTRUMENT SUITE; LINE; SCIENCE; SPECTROMETRY; PARAMETERS; PRECISION; DENSITY; THOMSON

Authors

KÉPEŠ, E.; SAEIDFIROUZEH, H.; LAITL, V.; VRÁBEL, J.; KUBELÍK, P.; POŘÍZKA, P.; FERUS, M.; KAISER, J.

Released

3. 4. 2024

Publisher

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Location

CAMBRIDGE

ISBN

1364-5544

Periodical

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Year of study

39

Number

4

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1160

Pages to

1174

Pages count

15

URL

Full text in the Digital Library

BibTex

@article{BUT188826,
  author="Erik {Képeš} and Homa {Saeidfirouzeh} and Vojtěch {Laitl} and Jakub {Vrábel} and Petr {Kubelík} and Pavel {Pořízka} and Martin {Ferus} and Jozef {Kaiser}",
  title="Interpreting neural networks trained to predict plasma temperature from optical emission spectra",
  journal="Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry",
  year="2024",
  volume="39",
  number="4",
  pages="1160--1174",
  doi="10.1039/d3ja00363a",
  issn="1364-5544",
  url="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ja/d3ja00363a"
}