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The proton particle induced X-ray emission (proton PIXE) technique has been employed to study the heavy element status (essential and toxic) in five different varieties of pulses commonly cultivated and consumed in Bangladesh. In this analysis, the samples were irradiated in air with 2 MeV protons having 30 nA beam intensity for characteristic X-ray excitation. For 40 μC irradiations, the concentration of ten elements (K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Br, and Rb) was determined by comparison with a calibration obtained from the NBS orchard leaf standard, SRM 1571. In a comparative study with atomic absorption spectrophotometric (AAS) measurements of some elements in lathyrus sativus, the data were found to be in good agreement. The results obtained from the present study are discussed and compared with available data.
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This research received financial support from the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, under the research contract RC 3482/RB.
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Ali, M., Islam, A., Kar, S. et al. The status of trace and minor elements in pulses: A PIXE measurement. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 97, 113–122 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02060417
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