RESEARCH:
Our current research is in the field of Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, specifically Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, LIBS. LIBS can be applied for analysis on any type of samples: solids, liquids, gases and aerosols as a chemical characterization technique in which spectral emission lines are used for identification and quantification. For solids analysis, it carries an advantage of being a minimally destructive technique in which damages with typical crater sizes of a few microns to several hundreds of microns are formed. This facilitates the use of the technique as a probe in conservation of cultural heritage studies.
Recently, we couple common atomic spectroscopic sample introduction techniques, e.g. Pneumatic and ultrasonic nebulization, chemical hydride generation with LIBS to improve sensitivity in liquids analysis.
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