Elemental imaging using microLIBS, an innovative laser technology serving the geosciences

**By Florian TRICHARD - Founder & chairman of ABLATOM**
Based on more than 15 years of laboratory research and development, Ablatom is a manufacturer of measuring instruments and a provider of chemical analysis based on laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIBS). This innovative elemental analysis technique stands out from other conventional techniques thanks to its sensitivity, speed and adaptability to the sample and its environment, giving it a unique capability for chemical characterisation of the surface of materials and for in-situ chemical analysis. This seminar will focus on the principle and properties of LIBS technology and examples of applications in the geosciences: mining cores, sediments and other samples.