Development of Femtosecond Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)

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Development of Femtosecond Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the characterization of surface nano-patterning by Femto-second laser irradiation

PI: Joseph Sanderson

Our research focuses on the development of femto-second Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (fs-LIBS) for enhanced elemental analysis.

By utilizing femto-second lasers, we aim to significantly improve the technique’s accuracy, reducing thermal effects and enhancing spectral resolution.

These improvements make fs-LIBS a highly effective method for rapid, non-destructive analysis in fields such as material science, environmental studies, and industrial quality control.

LIBS involves the use of a high-energy laser pulse to ablate material from a sample, forming plasma whose emitted light is analyzed to identify elemental composition.

Related Publications

2025

Xu, A. H., Zaidan, L., Takaloo, S., Belyakov, I., Irannejad, M., Medvedeva, X., … Yavuz, M. (2025). Reduced graphene oxide/gold composite synthesis via laser irradiation for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy biosensors Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 36(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-14310-3 (Original work published)

2024

Dawood, A., Bashir, S., Khan, M. A., Hayat, A., Bonyah, E., Sanderson, J. H., … Naz, Z. (2024). Optimizing Cu-alloy surface characteristics through magnetic field-enhanced fs laser treatment AIP Advances, 14. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0209894 (Original work published)

Dawood, A., Khan, M. A., Bashir, S., Ayub, A., Hayat, A., Sanderson, J. H., & Chishti, N. A. (2024). Examining the role of magnetic fields in plasma behavior and surface evolution of a Mg alloy with varied irradiances in a femtosecond laser treatment Applied Optics, 63(13). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.523804 (Original work published)

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