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Laser Analysis Technologies has further developed the technique known
as Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to achieve rapid and accurate
determination of the elemental make-up of most materials. During a
measurement a high-power laser is used to induce a bright spark (or plasma)
at the surface of the material, the light from which is subsequently
analysed by a unique spectrometer and detection system.
The technology is
sensitive to a wide range of inorganic elements present in materials in
addition to key low atomic number elements - such as hydrogen to sodium -
which are often not detected by alternative technologies. |
New solutions for the elemental analysis
of materials |
