Patent ID: 9360367
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G01J,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A handheld LIBS spectrometer comprising: a housing; an optics stage movably mounted to the housing and including an optics head with: one or more motors configured to move the optics head left and right and move the optics head up and down and optionally advance and retract the optics head; a laser source in the housing oriented to direct a laser beam directly to the laser focusing lens in the optics head; a spectrometer subsystem in the housing configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the detection lens and provide an output; and a controller subsystem responsive to the output of the spectrometer subsystem and configured to control the laser source and said one or more motors to control said one or more motors to initiate a moving spot cycle and, at each location on the sample, to initiate an auto clean routine and perform a purge cycle.