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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: principles of the technique and future trends

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This text is intended as an introductory reading covering the principles of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), its main applications, and the most promising future trends of the technique. It could be considered as the basis of three or four lectures (6–8 h) in a university course of analytical chemistry/applied spectroscopy.

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Abbreviations

CCD:

Charge-coupled device

CF-LIBS:

Calibration-free LIBS

CMOS:

Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

DP-LIBS:

Double-pulse LIBS

DP-NELIBS:

Double-pulse NELIBS

FWHM:

Full width at half maximum

HH-LIBS:

Hand-held LIBS

iCCD:

Intensified CCD

ICP-OES:

Inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy

ICP-MS:

Inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

IR:

Infrared

IUPAC:

International Unit of Pure of Applied Chemistry

LA-ICP-MS:

Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

LIBS:

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

LIPS:

Laser-induced plasma spectroscopy

LOD:

Limit of detection

LOQ:

Limit of quantification

LTE:

Local thermal equilibrium

NELIBS:

Nanoparticle-enhanced LIBS

UV:

Ultraviolet

XRF:

X-ray fluorescence

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Palleschi, V. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: principles of the technique and future trends. ChemTexts 6, 18 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40828-020-00114-x

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