LIBS Spectroscopy (IMAGE)

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LIBS Spectroscopy

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The water droplet was analyzed with laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, which uses a high energy laser pulse to vaporize the sample and generate a plasma. The light emitted by the plasma can be detected and used to identify the chemical components of the sample.

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Victor Contreras, Instituto de Ciencias Físicas UNAM

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