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Femtosecond laser spectrochemical analysis of plant samples

Authors

SAMEK Ota LAMBERT Jorg HERGENRODER Roland LIŠKA Miroslav KAISER Jozef NOVOTNÝ Karel KUKHLEVSKY Sergei

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source LASER PHYSICS LETTERS
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Analytic chemistry
Keywords laser ablation; femtosecond laser; spectrochemical analysis; iron
Description Using a femtosecond laser-based technique, spectro-chemical analysis of leaf samples is demonstrated. The study is exemplified for Fe. Standard reference concentrations - internal standards - of Fe in the two leaf samples were measured using the method of Relaxation Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. From the spectra obtained using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy technique, spatial distribution of Fe within the leaf was identified. Thus, this technique could potentially be used as a complementary technique for identification of storage and trafficking of iron ions within different plant compartments. In particular, individual plant cells can be investigated without collateral damage with high spatial distribution.
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