laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

acronym: LIBS
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08500

Measurement method of atomic spectroscopy that uses a focused laser beam to ablate, atomize and excite atoms from a sample surface with subsequent measurement of the generated electromagnetic radiation.

Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 723 [Terms] [Paper]