Citation
C. Remazeilles et al., PIXE elemental mapping on original manuscripts with an external microbeam.Application to manuscripts damaged by iron-gall ink corrosion, NUCL INST B, 181, 2001, pp. 681-687
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
ISSN journal
0168583X
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Volume
181
Year of publication
2001
Pages
681 - 687
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(200107)181:<681:PEMOOM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) mapping and PIXE spot analysis have be
en performed on three original manuscripts. We observed that the precision
of the spot measurements for the analysis of the ink composition is limited
by the heterogeneity of the writing. PIXE mapping proved to be a complemen
tary technique which is much more sensitive, and which makes it possible to
evaluate the migration of some elements, such as sulphur, iron and calcium
around inscriptions. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.