Front Matter -- Front Matter -- Nanosecond and Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications / K M Muhammed Shameem, Swetapuspa Soumyashree, P Madhusudhan, Vinitha Nimma, Rituparna Das, Pranav Bhardwaj, Prashant Kumar, Rajesh K Kushawaha -- Elementary Processes and Emission Spectra in Laser-Induced Plasma / V Gardette, Z Salajkova, M Dell'Aglio, A De Giacomo -- Diagnostics of Laser-Induced Plasma / Charles Ghany, Kyung-Min Lee, Herve K Sanghapi, Vivek K Singh -- Double and Multiple Pulse LIBS Techniques / Francesco Poggialini, Asia Botto, Beatrice Campanella, Simona Raneri, Vincenzo Palleschi, Stefano Legnaioli -- Calibration-Free Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Jörg Hermann* -- Molecular Species Formation in Laser-Produced Plasma / K M Muhammed Shameem, Swetapuspa Soumyashree, P Madhusudhan, Vinitha Nimma, Rituparna Das, Pranav Bhardwaj, Rajesh K Kushawaha -- Recent Developments in Standoff Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Linga Murthy Narlagiri, Venugopal Rao Soma -- Nanoparticle-Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Zita Salajková, Marcella Dell'Aglio, Vincent Gardette, Alessandro De Giacomo -- Nanoparticle-Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Sensing Applications / Linga Murthy Narlagiri, Venugopal Rao Soma -- Full-Spectrum Multivariate Analysis of LIBS Data / Catherine E McManus, Nancy J McMillan -- Chemometrics for Data Analysis / Manoj Kumar Gundawar, Rajendhar Junjuri -- Chemometric Processing of LIBS Data / J El Haddad, A Harhira, E Képeš, J Vrábel, J Kaiser, P Pořízka -- How Chemometrics Allowed the Development of LIBS in the Quantification and Detection of Isotopes: A Case Study of Uranium / Carlos A Rinaldi, Norberto Boggio, Juan Vorobioff -- Application of Multivariate Analysis to the Problem of the Provenance of Gem Stones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond) / Nancy J McMillan, Catherine E McManus -- Machine Learning in the Context of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / E Képeš, J Vrábel, J El Haddad, A Harhira, P Pořízka, J Kaiser -- Analysis of LIBS Data from Coal and Biomass Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques / Carlos E Romero, Robert De Saro -- Lasing in Optically Pumped Laser-Induced Plasma / Lev Nagli, Michael Gaft, Yosef Raichlin -- LIBS Analysis of Optical Surfaces and Thin Films / Christoph Gerhard, Jörg Hermann -- LIBS Detection of Rare-Earth Elements and Comparison with Other Techniques / Yashashchandra Dwivedi -- Marine Biofouling Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Della Thomas -- Hyphenated LIBS Techniques / U K Adarsh, V S Dhanada, Santhosh Chidangil, V K Unnikrishnan -- Comparison of LIBS with Other Analytical Techniques / Muhammad Aslam Baig, Rizwan Ahmed, Zeshan Adeel Umar -- Combining Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy: Instrumentation and Applications / Vasily N Lednev -- Application of LIBS to the Analysis of Metals / Francesco Poggialini, Asia Botto, Beatrice Campanella, Vincenzo Palleschi, Simona Raneri, Stefano Legnaioli -- LIBS Analysis of Metals Under Extreme Conditions / Mohamed Abdel-Harith, Raghda Hosny El-Saeid -- LIBS Applications to Liquids and Solids in Liquids / Chet R Bhatt, Daniel Hartzler, Jinesh Jain, Dustin L McIntyre -- Coal Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Shunchun Yao -- Application of LIBS to Terrestrial Geological Research / Giorgio S Senesi, Russell S Harmon -- Plastic Waste Identification Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Rajendhar Junjuri, Manoj Kumar Gundawar -- Cultural Heritage Applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Duixiong Sun, Yaopeng Ying -- Nuclear Applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Gábor Galbács, Éva Kovács-Széles -- Applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Trace Detection in Explosives / Qianqian Wang, Geer Teng -- Geochemical Fingerprinting Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Pengju Xing, Zhenli Zhu -- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Chemical and Biological Hazards / Lianbo Guo -- Development of a Simple, Low-Cost, and On-Site Deployable LIBS Instrument for the Quantitative Analysis of Edible Salts / Sandeep Kumar, Hyang Kim, Jeong Park, Kyung-Sik Ham, Song-Hee Han, Sang-Ho Nam, Yonghoon Lee -- Bioimaging in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Pavlina Modlitbová, Pavel Pořízka, Jozef Kaiser -- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Identification of Bacterial Pathogens / Somenath Ghatak, Gaurav Sharma, Prashant Kumar Rai, Suman Yadav, Geeta Watal -- Phase-Selective Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Metal-Oxide Nanoaerosols / Gang Xiong, Stephen D Tse -- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Cultivated Soil / R K Aldakheel, M A Gondal, M A Almessiere -- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Food Sciences / J Naozuka, A P Oliveira -- Capabilities and Limitations of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Analyzing Food Products / R K Aldakheel, M A Gondal, M A Almessiere -- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Its Application Perspectives in Industry and Recycling / Reinhard Noll -- Development of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Application to Space Exploration / Zhenzhen Wang, Han Luo -- Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Complex Materials / Mathi Pandiyathuray -- Application of LIBS for the Failure Characteristics Prediction of Heat-Resistant Steel / Meirong Dong, Junbin Cai, Shunchun Yao, Jidong Lu -- Scope for Future Development in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy / Yoshihiro Deguchi.