Laser-produced plasmas (LPPs) engulf exotic and complex conditions ranging in
temperature, density, pressure, magnetic and electric fields, charge states, charged particle …

The presented review summarizes nearly two decades of studies on femtosecond laser-
induced breakdown spectrometry (fs-LIBS). When an ultra-short (< 1 ps) laser pulse is used …

Rapid, in-field, and non-contact isotopic analysis of solid materials is extremely important to
a large number of applications, such as nuclear nonproliferation monitoring and forensics …

Explosives analysis has a significant practical application in the areas of national public
security, anti-terrorism, stability maintenance, criminal investigation, national defense and …

Optical emission of laser-produced plasmas from solids, liquids, and gases, from their
fundamentals to their potential applications, has been comprehensively reported in multiple …

Trace detection of explosives has been an ongoing challenge for decades and has become
one of several critical problems in defense science; public safety; and global counter …

Traditionally nanosecond laser pulses have been used for Laser-induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy (LIBS) for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the samples. Laser produced …

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), a new type of element analytical technique
with the advantages such as real-time, online, non-contact and multiple elements …

We report the standoff (up to~ 2 m) and remote (~ 8.5 m) detection of novel high energy
materials/explosive molecules (Nitroimidazoles and Nitropyrazoles) using the technique of …

The trace carbon (C) composition in ultra-low carbon steel is measured by Laser-Induced
Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). Five standard steel samples, with C content between 9 …