Laser_microprobe_mass_analyzer
A laser microprobe mass spectrometer (LMMS), also laser microprobe mass analyzer (LAMMA), laser ionization mass spectrometer (LIMS), or laser ionization mass analyzer (LIMA)[1] is a mass spectrometer that uses a focused laser for microanalysis.[2][3][4] It employs local ionization by a pulsed laser and subsequent mass analysis of the generated ions.