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 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)