PIXE spectrometry in Archaeometry: The development of a system with high spatial resolution
Abstract
A new PIXE facility has been constructed at the Bartol Foundation with a tightly-focused proton beam (typically 50 μm across) that allows a variety of inhomogeneous archaeological artifacts to be studied in spatial detail. This paper discusses the practical need for micro-PIXE research in archaeology — applications could include the analysis of metal residues in smelting slag, the solder joins of Classical jewelry, sound metal in corroded bronzes and individual color bands on core-formed glass vessels — and summarizes the role of the various components that comprise the facility itself.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B
- Pub Date:
- March 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0168-583X(87)90367-3
- Bibcode:
- 1987NIMPB..22..407S