X-ray fluorescence spectrometry in art and archaeology

Authors
Mantler, M Schreiner, M
Citation
M. Mantler et M. Schreiner, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry in art and archaeology, X-RAY SPECT, 29(1), 2000, pp. 3-17
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
X-RAY SPECTROMETRY
ISSN journal
00498246 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3 - 17
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-8246(200001/02)29:1<3:XFSIAA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
This paper presents examples of analyses by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectr ometry in art and archaeology, including pigments in paint layers and illum inated manusripts, of iridescent glasses and of medieval coins. Theoretical aspects of information depths and shielding effects in layered materials a re discussed. Element maps were experimentally obtained by a specially desi gned x-ray spectrometer (1 x 1 mm pixel resolution) and by electron-excited XRF (electron microprobe). Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.