Non-invasive neutron diffraction analysis of marbles from the “Edificio con Tre Esedre” in Villa Adriana

Filabozzi, A. and Pietropaolo, A. and Andreani, C. and De Pascale, M. P. and Gorini, G. and Kockelmann, W. and Chapon, L. C. (2006) Non-invasive neutron diffraction analysis of marbles from the “Edificio con Tre Esedre” in Villa Adriana. Il nuovo cimento C, 29 (2). pp. 237-252. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

Roman marblefragme nts from theVilla Adriana at Tivoli (Rome) have been characterised by neutron diffraction. This study aimed at distinguishing between different marble types on the basis of the mineral phase compositions and the crystallographic textures. It is demonstrated that on a multi-detector time-offlight neutron diffractometer a quantitative bulk texture analysis can be performed on a stationary marble sample in a matter of minutes. This potentially allows investigating large sample series or bulky, intact marble objects in a completely nondestructive manner. The texture information, along with other structure details, can be used as characterising feature to address questions of attribution and restoration of archaeological marble objects.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Neutron diffraction and scattering ; Methods of materials testing and analysis ; Geological materials: Earth, magma, ice, rocks, etc.
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2020 16:38
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2020 16:38
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16068

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