Laser ablation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006454",
  "term": "Laser ablation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A technique for removing material from a sample by focusing a high-intensity pulsed laser beam onto its surface. The interaction causes localized heating, vaporization, and ejection of a small amount of the sample, creating a plume of atoms, ions, and particles. This method is widely used in analytical chemistry for micro-sampling solids for subsequent analysis by mass spectrometry or atomic emission spectroscopy.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 723 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/laser-ablation/"
}