LIBS and LA-ICP-MS have been studied and developed extensively for sample classification and discrimination technology for forensic, geological, gemological, and environmental applications. Recent advances in LA instrumentation now makes it possible to obtain LIBS and LA-ICP-MS data simultaneously, allowing analysts…
With a growing world economy and population, the world today faces the challenge of supplying adequate staple crops for global human consumption. At the heart of this challenge is soil fertilization to ensure soil contains needed nutrients for the best…
by Dr. Alex Bolshakov Kudos to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)! LIBS, powerful spectroscopic technology for elemental analysis, has done something that no other technologies have done before – land on Mars and help the Earth understand the chemical composition…