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Scientists from Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China measured the effects of ablation craters on geomaterials that occur as a side effect of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).

LIBS Side Effects on Geomaterials Studied

Scientists from Moscow, Russia studied the dynamics of lithium plasma under laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy using a custom system made using 3DLINE code.

New System Created to Study Relationship Between Lithium Plasma and LIBS

A type of calcite whose name comes from a resource-rich basin in northwest China was earmarked as a promising reference material for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in situ U–Pb dating.

TARIM Calcite: A New Benchmark for Laser ICP-MS In Situ Calcite U–Pb Dating

To understand the physicochemical processes that occur during plasma expansion, scientists experimented on aluminum nitride (AlN) plasma using optical emission spectroscopy (OES).

Testing Aluminum Nitride Plasma Using Lasers in Vacuum Setting

Patrick Lavery is an Editor for the MJH Life Sciences brands LCGC and Spectroscopy, and their respective websites, 

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At SciX, Johannes Pedarnig of Johannes Kepler University will be recognized as the 2023 SAS and Applied Spectroscopy William F. Meggers Award recipient. Here's a summary of the award session.

SAS and Applied Spectroscopy William F. Meggers Award Presentation, Plenary Lecture, and Symposium

A recent investigation of the optical emission of plasma on industrial steel samples using LA-SD-OES and LIBS revealed new findings about the oxide composition of the slag layer.

Overcoming the Matrix Effect in the Elemental Analysis of Steel: An Interview with 2023 Meggers Award Winner Johannes Pedarnig

Scientists from the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, used laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy to analyze opium and hashish, in order to achieve a novel method of drug analysis.

Opium and Hashish Tested Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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A group of scientists in China are using LIBS technology to help accurately classify recyclable waste. 

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Classify Recycling

Researchers at Université Paris-Saclay have successfully employed the novel laser-induced breakdown self-reversal isotopic spectrometry (LIBRIS) technique to achieve high-resolution isotopic analysis of lithium in solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries. The breakthrough method offers valuable insights into lithium transport mechanisms at a microscale level, holding promise for the development of safer and more efficient Li-ion batteries in the future.

New High-Resolution Isotopic Analysis Method Holds Promise for Safer Lithium Batteries

Researchers have developed a sum frequency generation spectroscopy setup to characterize the output profile of an infrared free electron laser, providing valuable insight into the development of more efficient and accurate lasers.

Lasers and Laser-Source Technologies