Portable XRF of archaeological artifacts: current research, potentials and limitations

I Liritzis, N Zacharias - X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) in …, 2011 - Springer
Portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) serves as an effective, rapid and non-destructive,
method for determining the elemental composition of natural and man-made materials, such …

Ion beam analysis: A century of exploiting the electronic and nuclear structure of the atom for materials characterisation

C Jeynes, RP Webb, A Lohstroh - Reviews of Accelerator Science …, 2011 - World Scientific
Analysis using MeV ion beams is a thin film characterisation technique invented some 50
years ago which has recently had the benefit of a number of important advances. This …

Evolution of LIBS technology to mobile instrumentation for expediting firearm-related investigations at the laboratory and the crime scene

C Vander Pyl, K Menking-Hoggatt, L Arroyo… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gunshot residue (GSR) is one of the few forensic disciplines that lack accurate screening
techniques. This study proposes using a mobile LIBS instrument to detect inorganic GSR …

Mobile spectroscopic instrumentation in archaeometry research

P Vandenabeele, MK Donais - Applied Spectroscopy, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is
utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable …

An IAEA multi-technique X-ray spectrometry endstation at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste: benchmarking results and interdisciplinary applications

AG Karydas, M Czyzycki, JJ Leani… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.iucr.org
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) jointly with the Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
(EST) operates a multipurpose X-ray spectrometry endstation at the X-ray Fluorescence …

Data from multiple portable XRF units and their significance for ancient glass studies

O Yatsuk, M Ferretti, A Gorghinian, G Fiocco… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is a non-destructive technique employed for elemental
analysis of a wide range of materials. Its advantages are especially valued in archaeometry …

Non-invasive portable instrumentation to study Palaeolithic rock paintings: the case of La Peña Cave in San Roman de Candamo (Asturias, Spain)

M Olivares, K Castro, MS Corchón, D Gárate… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
La Peña de Candamo Cave, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2008, preserves one of
the most important collections of parietal art in the North of Spain and there is an urgent …

An archaeometric study of Hellenistic glass vessels: evidence for multiple sources

A Oikonomou, J Henderson, M Gnade… - Archaeological and …, 2018 - Springer
In the present study, 53 glass fragments from core-formed vessels and 3 glass beads are
investigated using SEM/EDX, EPMA and LA-ICP-MS. All samples were excavated in the …

Nonlinear imaging and THz diagnostic tools in the service of Cultural Heritage

G Filippidis, M Massaouti, A Selimis, EJ Gualda… - Applied Physics A, 2012 - Springer
We present the use of novel nonlinear imaging, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and
imaging as powerful diagnostic tools for studies of works of art. It is shown that nonlinear …

XRF analysis of glass beads from the Mycenaean palace of Nestor at Pylos, Peloponnesus, Greece: new insight into the LBA glass trade

K Polikreti, JMA Murphy, V Kantarelou… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2011 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been a growing interest in Mycenaean glass among
archaeologists and scientists. Scholars have traditionally thought that all Mycenaean glass …