The laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique is one of the most promising laser-based analytical techniques. Coincidentally, the LIBS acronym was proposed by Radziemski and Loree in two seminal papers published in 1981, almost at the same time in which the Laser and Particle Beams journal started its publication. In this contribution, the evolution of the LIBS technique is discussed following a chronological collection of key papers in LIBS, some of which were in fact published on LPB.

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激光诱导击穿光谱以及激光和粒子束四十年

激光诱导击穿光谱（LIBS）技术是最有前途的激光分析技术之一。巧合的是，LIBS 缩写是 Radziemski 和 Loree 在 1981 年发表的两篇开创性论文中提出的，几乎与《激光和粒子束》杂志创刊的时间相同。在这篇文章中，按照时间顺序收集了 LIBS 关键论文，讨论了 LIBS 技术的演变，其中一些论文实际上发表在 LPB 上。