ENEA – Centro Ricerche Frascati developed a compact Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) diagnostic for the in-situ characterization of fusion and non-fusion materials.
The compact system has been assembled on the Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (FTU) robotic arm to sample several sites of Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) and determine their elemental surface composition. The technology is designed to take measurements both on-site and in the lab for post-mortem studies.
It works at atmospheric pressure or in vacuum and is suitable to perform measurements with different background gases (Ar, He, etc) and on different materials: metals, polymers, liquid and gases.
The technology is available for further use where detailed surface material characterization is needed, e.g., metallurgical laboratories and industries, nuclear plants, aerospace applications, cultural heritages, archeology and life sciences.