Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—An Emerging Analytical Tool for Mineral Exploration

Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: a New Tool for Process Control

Many industrial activities require adequate and timely evaluation of material composition. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has, in recent years, shown a great potential for rapid qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of various materials. In this paper, we will illustrate the usefulness of the LIBS technique for elemental analysis at different scales: from depth profilometr...

Magnetic susceptibility as a tool for mineral exploration (Case study: Southern of Zagros Mountains)

Magnetic susceptibility has been extensively used to determine the magnetic properties of rocks for different applications, such as hydrocarbon or mineral explorations. This magnetic quantity can be directly measured in an accurate but time-consuming operation, or it can be mathematically approximated using a reliable procedure to achieve a desired accuracy. The Poisson theory is one of the mos...

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Esta revisão descreve os aspectos fundamentais, a instrumentação, as aplicações e tendências futuras de uma técnica analítica que se encontra em seu estágio de consolidação e que está em vias de estabelecer o seu nicho entre as técnicas espectrofotométricas modernas. A técnica é denominada Espectroscopia de Emissão em Plasma Induzido por Laser (em inglês, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, L...

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a powerful analytical technique that can be used for the detection and characterization of materials. In LIBS, a focused laser beam is used to generate a plasma plume on the surface of solid and liquid samples or inside the sample volume of gases, liquids, and aerosols. Each excited atom in the plasma emits a unique set of spectral lines, particula...