公开(公告)号：CA3040978A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：CA3040978

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: NAT RES COUNCIL CANADA

Inventor： BOUCHARD PAUL ,  SABSABI MOHAMAD ,  PADIOLEAU CHRISTIAN ,  HEON RENE ,  HARDMAN PETER JOHN

IPC: G01N21/71

Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a system, method and device for laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). In some embodiments, the LIBS system comprises a silicon photomultiplier (Si PM) operated in a time-gated photon counting mode. Some such embodiments allow for the provision of a portable LIBS device. Also provided are embodiments for the measurement of constituent carbon, gold and/or other precious metal group elements in a target sample.