TY - JOUR A1 - Hermann, Jörg A1 - Grojo, David A1 - Axente, Emanuel A1 - Gerhard, Christoph A1 - Burger, Miloš A1 - Craciun, Valentin T1 - Ideal radiation source for plasma spectroscopy generated by laser ablation JF - Physical Review E N2 - Laboratory plasmas inherently exhibit temperature and density gradients leading to complex investigations. We show that plasmas generated by laser ablation can constitute a robust exception to this. Supported by emission features not observed with other sources, we achieve plasmas of various compositions which are both uniform and in local thermodynamic equilibrium. These properties characterize an ideal radiation source opening multiple perspectives in plasma spectroscopy. The finding also constitutes a breakthrough in the analytical field as fast analyses of complex materials become possible. Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-16132 VL - 96 IS - 5 PB - American Physical Society (APS) ER -