Utilization of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Characterization of Selected Metals in Geological Samples

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Authors	PROCHAZKA David KYNICKÝ Jindřich KUČEROVÁ Petra NOVOTNÝ Jan NOVOTNÝ Karel PETRILAK Michal BRADA Michal ZIKMUND Tomáš PROCHÁZKOVÁ Klára KIZEK René KAISER Jozef
Year of publication	2013
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	Advances in Applied Plasma Science
MU Faculty or unit	Central European Institute of Technology
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Field	Analytic chemistry
Keywords	LIBS; Geology; Metal Detection; Mining Industry
Description	Here we report on the utilization of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the analysis of geological samples with high spatial resolution. As a reference technique to LIBS, Tescan Integrated mineral analyzer (TIMA) was used. We focused on the spatial resolution, possibility of online, in-situ and free-field measurements and on the detection of selected metal such as platinum and nickel. A chemical map of the sample surface with 100 microns spatial resolution in both directions was carried out.
Related projects:	CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology