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Quantitative analysis of pathological nails using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique

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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 \( B^{2} \sum ^{ + } \to {\text{X}}^{2} \sum ^{ + } \) 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.

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  1. Laboratory of Atomic Molecular Spectroscopy and Applications, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    S. Hamzaoui, N. Jaïdane & Z. Ben Lakhdar

  2. Hospital-University Center Habib Thameur Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

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Hamzaoui, S., Khleifia, R., Jaïdane, N. et al. Quantitative analysis of pathological nails using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique. Lasers Med Sci 26, 79–83 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-010-0821-x

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