The presented review summarizes nearly two decades of studies on femtosecond laser-
induced breakdown spectrometry (fs-LIBS). When an ultra-short (< 1 ps) laser pulse is used …

The development of measurement methodologies to detect and monitor nuclear-relevant
materials remains a consistent and significant interest across the nuclear energy …

Understanding laser induced ultrafast processes with complex three-dimensional (3D)
geometries and extreme property evolution offers a unique opportunity to explore novel …

Rapid, in-field, and non-contact isotopic analysis of solid materials is extremely important to
a large number of applications, such as nuclear nonproliferation monitoring and forensics …

The influence of ambient pressure on the spectral emission features and expansion
dynamics of a plasma plume generated on a metal target has been investigated. The …

Laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has emerged as a promising technique for
both quantitative and qualitative analysis of elements in a wide variety of samples. However …

Abstract Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has become a very popular
technique for elemental analysis thanks to its ease of use. However, LIBS users often report …

Traditionally nanosecond laser pulses have been used for Laser-induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy (LIBS) for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the samples. Laser produced …

Improving technologies related to the wide area environmental sampling of nuclear
materials supports the nuclear nonproliferation mission of preventing the proliferation of …

The collisional effects of a background gas on expanding ultrafast and short pulse laser
ablation plumes were investigated by varying background pressure from vacuum to …