Lin Xilei, Alber D, Henkelmann R
Institut für Radiochemie der Technischen Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2004 May;379(2):218-20. doi: 10.1007/s00216-004-2536-y. Epub 2004 Feb 17.
Whether or not Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning is an open question on which debate has been active since 1960. This work examined several of his hairs, cut at different times and in different places: two pieces cut the day after his death on the island of St. Helena (1821) and two pieces cut seven years earlier (1814) during his first exile on the island of Elba. INAA results show that all of the samples of Napoleon's hair have an elevated arsenic concentration. These results disfavor the arsenic poisoning theory. Aside from arsenic, 18 other elements are reported, providing additional information for examining the arsenic poisoning theory.
拿破仑是否死于砷中毒是一个自1960年以来就一直争论不休的悬案。这项研究检测了拿破仑在不同时间和地点剪下的几根头发：两根是他1821年在圣赫勒拿岛去世后第二天剪下的，另外两根是他七年前（1814年）首次被流放到厄尔巴岛时剪下的。仪器中子活化分析结果显示，拿破仑头发的所有样本中砷含量都很高。这些结果对砷中毒理论不利。除了砷之外，还报告了其他18种元素，为检验砷中毒理论提供了更多信息。
