
doi: 10.5772/48281
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an atomic emission spectroscopy. Atoms are excited from the lower energy level to high energy level when they are in the high energy status. The conventional excitation energy source can be a hot flame, light or high temperature plasma. The excited energy that holds the atom at the higher energy level will be released and the atom returns to its ground state eventually. The released energy is welldefined for the specific excited atom, and this characteristic process utilizes emission spectroscopy for the analytical method. LIBS employs the laser pulse to atomize the sample and leads to atomic emission. Compared to the conventional flame emission spectroscopy, LIBS atomizes only the small portion of the sample by the focused laser pulse, which makes a tiny spark on the sample. Because of the short-life of the spark emission, capturing the instant light is a major skill to collect sufficient intensity of the emitting species. Three major parts of the LIBS system are a pulse laser, sample, and spectrometer. Control system is usually needed to manage timing and the spectrum capturing. Figure 1 illustrates those three major components and a computer in the conventional LIBS.
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