Scanning laser-induced breakdown spectrometer for mine walls

This upload includes Master's thesis of the author licensed under CC-BY 4.0. Note: Some files in thesis-latex-source package have different licenses.

The thesis itself is the file called "thesis-pdf.pdf". Listed in related identifiers are additional materials published alongside this thesis.

Everything published alongside this thesis are

1. Thesis as a pdf file
2. Thesis latex source files
3. Two LIBS spectral datasets produced with the prototype device
4. Wiring diagram(Fritzing)
5. Control code and data analysis and visualization scripts in MATLAB code
6. Arduino control code
7. Errata.txt for errors in the thesis

Unlike mentioned at the thesis text, the 3D models are not published at this time.

Abstract:

"A prototype stand-off scanning laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy(LIBS) device for mine wall imaging is designed, built and tested in practice. The hardware and software design of the prototype device and a brief analysis of first experimental results are presented. Introduction part reviews the theory and current applications of LIBS. The design choices are laid out in detail and evaluated in their advantages in disadvantages. The end result is a highly automated scanning measurement device, which is also tested in practical tests. The primary experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of a standoff scanning LIBS device in harsh mine conditions and great potential value in the elemental heatmaps acquired with the device."