Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy-capabilities and limitations

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 457-506

  Cremers, David A ^a   Chinni, Rosemarie C ^b  

^a Applied Research Associates Inc   (Mexico)

^b ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic emission spectroscopy; Laser plasma; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE; CONVENTIONAL ANALYTICAL; DETECTION CAPABILITY; LASER PLASMA; LASER SPARK; OTHER APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

ABLATION; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER BEAMS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77949566450     PISSN: 05704928     EISSN: 1520569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05704920903058755     Document Type: Article

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