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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Sparking new applications

Nature Photonics volume 2, pages 537–540 (2008)Cite this article

Previously regarded as a laboratory method for the characterization of metal alloys, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is now showing great potential for field-based environmental monitoring and biohazard analysis.

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Figure 1: A schematic of a LIBS system.
Figure 2: Spectra of different types of Bacillus spores, captured by a broadband, high-resolution LIBS system.
Figure 3: Comparison of traditional LIBS and LAMPS.
Figure 4: Comparison of spectra generated by metal slurry sample under traditional LIBS (in red) and microwave-enhanced with LAMPS (blue).

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    Bob Kearton & Yvette Mattley

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Kearton, B., Mattley, Y. Sparking new applications. Nature Photon 2, 537–540 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.173

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