Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy - An emerging chemical sensor technology for real-time field-portable, geochemical, mineralogical, and environmental applications

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 730-747

  Harmon, Russell S ^a   DeLucia, Frank C ^b   McManus, Catherine E ^c   McMillan, Nancy J ^c   Jenkins, Thomas F ^d   Walsh, Marianne E ^d   Miziolek, Andrzej ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

FIELD-PORTABLE CHEMICAL SENSORS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); STANDOFF DETECTION;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

GEOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; IN SITU TEST; LASER; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 33646139173     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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