Patent ID: 9063085
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G01N,G06F,G16C

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing a sample, the method comprising: converting a portion of the sample into a plasma multiple times; recording a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted in response to each of the sample conversions to define a sequence of spectra for the sample, wherein the sequence of spectra for the sample comprises multiple members, and each member of the sequence corresponds to the spectrum recorded in response to a different one of the sample conversions; using an electronic processor to compare the sequence of spectra for the sample to a sequence of spectra for each of at least one reference sample in a reference library, wherein the sequence of spectra for each reference sample comprises multiple members, and the comparing comprises comparing the number of times each member occurs in the sequence of spectra for the sample with the number of times each member occurs in the sequence of spectra for each reference sample; and using the electronic processor to determine information about the sample based on the comparison to the at least one reference sample in the library.