Title: A critical review of recent progress in analytical laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
Authors: Galbács, Gábor
Abstract: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has become an established analytical atomic spectrometry technique and is valued for its very compelling set of advantageous analytical and technical characteristics. It is a rapid, versatile, non-contact technique, which is capable of providing qualitative and quantitative analytical information for practically any sample, in a virtually non-destructive way, without any substantial sample preparation. The instrumentation is simple, robust, compact, and even enables remote analysis. This review attempts to give a critical overview of the diverse progress of the field, focusing on the results of the last five years. The advancement of LIBS instrumentation and data evaluation is discussed in detail and selected results of some prominent applications are also described.
Subjects: LASER-induced breakdown spectroscopy; ANALYTICAL chemistry; INDUSTRIAL chemistry; CHEMICAL sample preparation; DATA analysis
Publication: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2015, Vol 407, Issue 25, p7537
ISSN: 1618-2642
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8855-3

A critical review of recent progress in analytical laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

Galbács, Gábor