Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- explain and summarize specific topics within the area of laser analytics, demonstrating a clear understanding of key concepts and recent developments (k2);
- explain and evaluate experimental and theoretical approaches within this area (k2/k3);
- critically engage with current research topics and (technical) applications, connecting them to the scientific fundamentals in this area (k4/k5);
- assess the relevance of laser analytics in modern and emerging technologies and applications, providing critical insights into their scientific, technological and economic impacts (k5).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of laser analytics:
- relevance of optical and laser spectroscopy for materials analysis;
- basic properties of lasers;
- important quantities in analytics;
- calibration, limits of detection, validation;
- sampling;
- introduction to optical spectroscopy;
- absorption spectroscopy;
- laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS);
- other laser-ablation based analysis methods;
- fluorescence spectroscopy;
- Raman, infrared, terahertz spectroscopy;
- photon correlation spectroscopy;
- frequency comb spectroscopy;
- non-linear optical spectroscopy;
- hot topics: recent application of lasers in materials analysis,…
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