Recent Achievements in NAA, PAA, XRF, IBA and AMS Applications for Cultural Heritage Investigations at Nuclear Physics Institute, Rez

0558929 - ÚJF 2023 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Kučera, Jan - Kameník, Jan - Havránek, Vladimír - Krausová, Ivana - Světlík, Ivo - Pachnerová Brabcová, Kateřina - Fikrle, Marek - Chvátil, David
Recent Achievements in NAA, PAA, XRF, IBA and AMS Applications for Cultural Heritage Investigations at Nuclear Physics Institute, Rez.
PHYSICS. Roč. 4, č. 2 (2022), s. 491-503. E-ISSN 2624-8174
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF16_019/0000728
Research Infrastructure: CANAM II - 90056; Reactors LVR-15 and LR-0 II - 90120
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : neutron activation analysis * photon activation analysis * X-ray fluorescence analysis * ion beam analysis * accelerator mass spectrometry * cultural heritage
OECD category: Nuclear physics
Impact factor: 1.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.3390/physics4020033

Five case studies are reported on the use of neutron and photon activation analysis (NAA and PAA, respectively), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis, ion beam analysis (IBA), and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) for the elemental characterization or dating of various objects of cultural heritage, such as building materials, pottery, metallic artefacts, ancient decorations, or the remains of historical personalities. The use of the individual techniques or their combination proved a useful, frequently indispensable tool for revealing the provenance of the artefacts, the method and time of their manufacturing, the elucidation of ancient human activities, or the verification of various hypotheses or legends related to the artefacts.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0332417