Neutron diffraction studies of archaeological objects on ROTAX

✍ Scribed by W Kockelmann; A Kirfel

• Book ID: 103883245
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 320 KB
• Volume: 350
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0921-4526
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2004.03.156

✦ Synopsis

Neutron diffraction is well suited for the analysis of archaeological findings and museum objects if drilling, cutting or coring for material sampling is unacceptable. Quantitative information on the phase composition and on the microstructure of an intact and valuable object can be non-destructively obtained in order to assess its properties, to support its authenticity, or to reconstruct details of the process of its production. The present paper surveys on recent work carried out on the time-of-flight diffractometer ROTAX at ISIS. Particular attention is given to the multi-phase analysis of 18th-century stoneware ceramics and to the texture analysis of 16th-century Ag/Cu coins.