CORROSION PHENOMENA IN ELECTRON, PROTON AND SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MICROPROBE ANALYSIS OF ROMAN GLASS FROM QUMRAN, JORDAN

Authors
JANSSENS K AERTS A VINCZE L ADAMS F YANG C UTUI R MALMQVIST K JONES KW RADTKE M GARBE S LECHTENBERG F KNOCHEL A WOUTERS H
Citation
K. Janssens et al., CORROSION PHENOMENA IN ELECTRON, PROTON AND SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MICROPROBE ANALYSIS OF ROMAN GLASS FROM QUMRAN, JORDAN, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 109, 1996, pp. 690-695
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
109
Year of publication
1996
Pages
690 - 695
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1996)109:<690:CPIEPA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A series of 89 glass fragments of Roman glass are studied using electr on, proton and synchrotron radiation induced X-ray emission from micro scopic areas on the sample surface. The glass originates from Qumran, Jordan and was buried for 1900 years. The weathering layers that resul t from the extended contact with ground water have been studied, next to the trace composition of the original glass of these pieces. The la tter information indicates that at Qumran, large quantities of glass o bjects were being used in Ancient times. Cross-sectional profiles of t he glass show a complex migration behaviour of various groups of major and trace elements.