Kasztovszky, Zs. and Visser, D. and Kockelmann, W. and Pantos, E. and Brown, A. and Blaauw, M. and Hallebeek, P. and Veerkamp, J. and Krook, W. and Stuchfield, H. M. (2007) Combined prompt gamma activation and neutron diffraction analyses of historic metal objects and limestone samples. Il nuovo cimento C, 30 (1). pp. 67-78. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
Two non-destructive neutron techniques have been used for the analysis of archaeological objects, among them English monumental brass plates, Dutch tin-lead spoons, a Roman leaded bronze fibula and several limestone samples. Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) is a non-destructive method for determination of the major and trace element compositions of various archaeological materials. Time-Of-Flight Neutron Diffraction (TOF-ND), on the other hand, is a non-invasive diagnostic tool for obtaining structural information from ceramic and metal objects. The element information (PGAA) holds the key information for addressing questions of provenance and authentication, whereas the structure information (TOF-ND) addresses questions of ancient materials and making techniques. Here we present data from those two complementary neutron methods, applied to different types of materials and artefacts, in order to highlight commonalities and differences.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Paper presented at the Workshop “RICH—Research Infrastructures for Cultural Heritage”, Trieste, December 12-13, 2005. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | X-ray, Mossbauer, and other gamma-ray spectroscopic analysis methods ; Mossbauer effect; other gamma-ray spectroscopy ; Neutron diffraction and scattering |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2020 15:26 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2020 15:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16185 |
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