Referring to the “Seven ages of an analytical method” proposed by Laitinen in 19731, LIBS may be presently considered at the threshold of the sixth one, when the number of applications of the technique has significantly increased, and the need of standardization is simultaneously growing. While the preferred scope of LIBS applications is onsite, on...
Baudelet, MatthieuGuyon, LaurentYu, JinWolf, Jean-PierreAmodeo, TanguyFrejafon, EmericLaloi, Patrick
Bacterial samples (Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis) have been analyzed by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) using femtosecond pulses. We compare the obtained spectra with those resulting from the classical nanosecond LIBS. Specific features of femtosecond LIBS have been demonstrated, very attractive for analyzing biological sample:...