X-rays in art and archaeology: An overview

Autor:	R. Linke, Dubravka Jembrih-Simbürger, Manfred Schreiner, B. Frühmann
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Engineering Painting Artifact (archaeology) Radiation business.industry Manufacturing process General Materials Science Condensed Matter Physics business Instrumentation Standard technique Archaeology
Zdroj:	Powder Diffraction. 19:3-11
ISSN:	1945-7413 0885-7156
DOI:	10.1154/1.1649963
Popis:	An overview of the techniques used in art and archaeology is presented and the applicability of X-ray radiography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) as a tool for nondestructive investigations of objects of art and archaeology is discussed. X-ray radiography, for example, is a standard technique widely used and accepted by art historians, archaeologists, curators, and conservators as this method enables information about the manufacturing process and the condition of an object without “touching” the artifact. XRF and XRD enable a nondestructive determination of the material composition of artifacts and the determination of the crystalline structure of the components too. Air path systems and instruments with the micro-beam of X-ray and synchrotron radiation were applied for the analysis of easel paintings, pigments in paint layers, glass artifacts, and coins.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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