Abstract: A laser ignition device includes an excitation light source that generates excitation light, and a pulsed laser oscillator connected to the excitation light source, wherein the pulsed laser oscillator generates a plurality of pulsed light beams at a time of one ignition to produce an initial flame.

Abstract: A laser annealing apparatus is provided that is capable of reducing irradiation unevenness of laser light caused by a refraction phenomenon of the laser light due to fluctuation in the temperature of inert gas. The laser annealing apparatus includes a gas supply unit for supplying inert gas G to at least a laser irradiation area of a workpiece, and a gas temperature controller for regulating the temperature of the inert gas G. The gas temperature controller controls the temperature of the inert gas G supplied to the laser irradiation area so as to decrease a temperature difference between the temperature of the inert gas G and the atmospheric temperature of a space (a room R) that is disposed outside the supply area of the inert gas so the temperature controlled inert gas surrounds the optical path of the laser light.

Abstract: A light detection value determines concentration of a target component, without using a laser emitter of high laser intensity or a large light collector. By changing orientation of the laser emitter about a horizontal axis, or height of the laser emitter, a laser irradiation position on a ground or water surface is switched between first and second irradiation positions. A photodetector detects first scattered light scattering from the first laser beam at the first irradiation position, second scattered light scattering from the second laser beam at the first irradiation position, third scattered light scattering from the first laser beam at the second irradiation position, and fourth scattered light scattering from the second laser beam at the second irradiation position. A concentration calculator calculates concentration of a target component between the first and second irradiation positions, based on detection values of the first, second, third, and fourth scattered light.

Abstract: A gaseous component concentration determination apparatus that can obtain a sufficiently large light detection value and determine a concentration of a target component in a desired section without using a laser emitter of a high laser intensity or a large light collector is provided.

Abstract: A sufficiently large light detection value can be obtained to determine a concentration of a target component in a desired section, without using a laser emitter of a high laser intensity or a large light collector. By changing an orientation of a laser emitter 3 about a horizontal axis or a height of the laser emitter 3, a laser irradiation position on a ground or water surface 5 is switched between a first irradiation position 5a and a second irradiation position 5b. A photodetector 9 detects first scattered light resulting from scattering of first laser beam at the first irradiation position 5a, second scattered light resulting from scattering of second laser beam at the first irradiation position 5a, third scattered light resulting from scattering of the first laser beam at the second irradiation position 5b, and fourth scattered light resulting from scattering of the second laser beam at the second irradiation position 5b.

Abstract: Provided is a laser annealing apparatus capable of reducing irradiation unevenness of laser light caused by a refraction phenomenon of laser light due to fluctuation in the temperature of inert gas. A laser annealing apparatus 1 includes a gas supply unit 10 for supplying inert gas G to at least a laser irradiation area of a workpiece 7 to be processed, and a gas temperature controller 15 for regulating the temperature of the inert gas G. The gas temperature controller 15 controls the temperature of the inert gas G supplied to the laser irradiation area so as to decrease the temperature difference between the temperature of the inert gas G and the atmospheric temperature of a space (a room R) that is disposed outside the supply area of the inert gas so as to surround the optical path of the laser light.