简介:Laser-inducedbreakdownspectroscopy(LIBS)isananalyticaldetectiontechniquebasedonatomicemissionspectroscopytomeasuretheelementalcomposition.LIBShasbeenextensivelystudiedanddevelopedduetothenon-contact,fastresponse,highsensitivity,real-timeandmulti-elementalde-tectionfeatures.ThedevelopmentandapplicationsofLIBStechniqueinAsiaaresummarizedanddiscussedinthisreviewpaper.TheresearchersinAsiaworkondifferentaspectsoftheLIBSstudyinfundamentals,dataprocessingandmodeling,applicationsandinstrumentations.Accordingtothecurrentresearchstatus,thechallenges,opportunitiesandfurtherdevelopmentofLIBStechniqueinAsiaarealsoevaluatedtopromoteLIBSresearchanditsapplications.