DocumentCode
865572
Title
PIXE Analysis of Human Hair Samples
Author
Varier, K.M. ; Nayak, A.K. ; Mehta, G.K.
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, University of Calicut, Kerala, India-673635
Volume
30
Issue
2
fYear
1983
fDate
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1316
Lastpage
1318
Abstract
PIXE analysis of human hair samples was carried out with 2 MeV protons. The trace elemental contents in hair samples collected from different parts of the same person had standard deviations ranging from 17 % to 28% whereas those from hair samples of different persons had standard deviations ranging from 26 % to 69 % . Significant differences in the trace levels in samples from different parts of the body of the same person suggests that the trace elemental absorption and accumulation in hair depends on the location of the hair in the body. The trace concentrations in white hair and black hair also showed differences.
Keywords
Atmosphere; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Hair; Humans; Physics; Pollution; Protons; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Zinc;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332519
Filename
4332519
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