Service: IQF Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Platforms
Fixlab
Techniques
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (libs)
Organization
Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera
Spain
Service contact persons
Mohamed Oujja
Marta Castillejo
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy that uses a highly energetic laser pulse as the excitation source. The laser is focused to form a plasma, which atomizes and excites samples. The plasma formation only begins when the focused laser achieves a certain threshold for optical breakdown, which generally depends on the environment and the target material. In principle, LIBS uses optical emission spectrometry and is to this extent very similar to arc/spark emission spectroscopy.
LIBS allows the characterization of the elemental composition of different materials and identification of their stratigraphies.
Fields of application
Applied physics
Archaeology
Architectural conservation
Art (discipline)
Chemistry
Decorative arts (discipline)
Heritage science (cultural heritage discipline)
Materials science
Metallurgy
Natural sciences
Materials
Organic material
Inorganic material
Inorganic pigment
Dye
Ceramic (material)
Ceramic glaze
Varnish
Glass
Metal
stone
Paper
Textiles
wood
Grisaille
Ink
Other information
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Input: Dimensions, description of the object, previous measurements, images
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Output: Report, individual spectra, stratigraphy profiles, spectra in *.csv