https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08502
Local plasma formed by the interaction between a laser beam and a solid sample and initiated by the production of primary electrons by multiphoton ionization and thermionic photoemission mechanisms.
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As well as electrons, laser-induced plasma contains ions, and neutral atoms as well as excited species of the ablated matter. Decay of these excited species generates the light emission analysed in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
As well as electrons, laser-induced plasma contains ions, and neutral atoms as well as excited species of the ablated matter. Decay of these excited species generates the light emission analysed in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.