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Determination of Elements in Carrot Root by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

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The elemental composition of the carrot root was investigated by the laser induced breakdown spectroscopy by recording its emission spectrum. The recorded spectrum of carrot root pellet showed the presence of atomic lines of inorganic element as potassium (K), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), zinc (Zn), mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), strontium (Sr), and cobalt (Co) while spectrum of fresh raw carrot depicted additional organic element as carbon (C), hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O). The produced plasma was characterized by characteristic parameters like plasma temperature, electron density, Lorentz fitting etc.

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One of the authors (Nidhi Shukla) is grateful to the University Grant Commission for the financial assistance in the form of D.Phil. Scholarship.

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  1. Department of Botany, Centre for Environmental Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India

    Nidhi Shukla & Abhi Sarika Bharti

  2. Saha’s Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India

    Shuchi Srivastava & K. N. Uttam

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Shukla, N., Bharti, A.S., Srivastava, S. et al. Determination of Elements in Carrot Root by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 40, 47–51 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-016-0522-5

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