Analytical Techniques for Elemental Analysis: LIBS, LA-TOF-MS, EDX, PIXE, and XRF: A Review | [Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences • 2024]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Aslam Baig: Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratory, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

2. Amir Fayyaz: Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratory, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

3. Rizwan Ahmed: National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, 45320 Islamabad, Pakistan

4. Zeshan Adeel Umar: National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, 45320 Islamabad, Pakistan

5. Haroon Asghar: National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, 45320 Islamabad, Pakistan

6. Usman Liaqat: School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

7. Rinda Hedwig: Research Centre of Maju Makmur Mandiri Foundation, 40/80 Srengseng Raya, Jakarta 11630, Indonesia

8. Koo Hendrik Kurniawan: Research Centre of Maju Makmur Mandiri Foundation, 40/80 Srengseng Raya, Jakarta 11630, Indonesia

Abstract:

This contribution presents the applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of several samples such as geological ores, cement, and industrial materials. A combination of LIBS with the laser ablation time?of?flight mass spectrometer (LA-TOF-MS) assists in elemental quantification and isotopic abundance analysis. Diferent elemental components such as aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), potassium (K), lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), rubidium (Rb), silicon (Si), strontium (Sr), and titanium (Ti) in cement varieties, as well as rare earth metals, lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), and neodymium (Nd) in geological ore samples, and cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and molybdenum (Mo) in industrial standard material samples, have been precisely identified and their relative weight percentages estimated using CFLIBS and LA-TOF-MS diagnostic techniques. To ensure the reliability of LIBS for the elemental analysis of industrial materials, a comparative study with other compatible techniques, including EDX, PIXE, and XRF, utilizing diferent excitation sources is presented. The results suggest that LIBS ofers unique advantages, enabling rapid elemental analysis in circumstances where other techniques may face certain limitations.

Page(s): 99-112

DOI: 10.53560/PPASA(61-2)676

Published: Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Year: 2024

Keywords:

PIXE , EDX , XRF , Calibration FreeLIBS , LATOFMS

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