A Unique Split Laser System for Environmental Monitoring

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), an atomic emission spectroscopy, offers solutions to the drawbacks of conventional environmental monitoring technologies. It provides rapid and relatively simple qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis. without the need for sample collection or preparation. Moreover, LIBS can be applied to in situ measurements of gases, liquids and solids, making it amenable to the monitoring of air, water, and soil. The majority of available LIBS systems, however, are large and complex, employing aboveground, laboratory-scale lasers, incompatible with monitoring under extreme conditions, such as high temperature and pressure