Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) - An emerging field-portable sensor technology for real-time, in-situ geochemical and environmental analysis

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Harmon, Russell S ^a   De Lucia, Frank C ^b   Miziolek, Andrzej W ^b   McNesby, Kevin L ^b   Walters, Roy A ^c   French, Patrick D ^d  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Ocean Optics   (United States)

^d ADA TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Field portable elemental analysis; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Pb in soil

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LASER BEAMS; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD METALLOGRAPHY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROMETER; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); REAL TIME RESPONSE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; STANDOFF DETECTION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LEAD; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 14744298852     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/03-059     Document Type: Article

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