• Title of article

    X-ray fluorescence as a tool for investigating archaeological finds

  • Author/Authors

    ?ech?k، نويسنده , , T. and Hlo?ek، نويسنده , , M. and Mus?lek، نويسنده , , L. and Trojek، نويسنده , , T.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    717
  • To page
    720
  • Abstract
    X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRFA) is an outstanding method for investigations of various objects of historic and cultural significance, as it is non-destructive, can be used without any sampling of the analysed artefacts and, if necessary, measurements can be carried out in situ. The laboratory at CTU FNSPE is equipped for XRFA with radionuclides 55Fe, 238Pu and 241Am and with a small X-ray tube (30 kV) as excitation sources, and with Si(Li) and Si-PIN semiconductor spectrometers for detecting XRF spectra. This paper deals with XRFA of archaeological finds. Practical examples are selected from investigations of ceramic objects from excavations in the Czech Republic.
  • Keywords
    X-ray fluorescence analysis , Radionuclide excitation sources , X-ray tube excitation source , Archaeological finds , Composition of historic materials
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Record number

    2207677