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Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: A New Approach for Nanoparticle's Mapping and Quantification in Organ Tissue
Published on: June 18, 2014
Quantitative analysis of pathological nails using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique
S Hamzaoui1, R Khleifia, N Jaïdane
1Laboratory of Atomic Molecular Spectroscopy and Applications, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. samihamzaoui@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been used as a potential method for simultaneous measurement of the elements Ca, Na, and K, for normal and pathological nails. We compared the measured LIBS spectra of these elements for normal and pathological nails. The B²∑+ --> X²∑+ violet band emission spectrum of CN was used for the estimation of the transient temperature of the plasma plume and consequently of the sample surface considering thermodynamic equilibrium.
