The birth of Chemistry can be found in two main practices:(i) the Arts du feu (ceramic and
glass, metallurgy, ie, inorganic and solid state chemistry) and (ii) the preparation of …

Among the four different ways (and their combinations) to colour a solid, the dispersion of a
phase, already coloured and stable in the fired/molten matrix–a pigment–is the technique …

We report on the current status of the ion beam laboratory of the Centre of Micro-Analysis of
Materials at the Autonomous University of Madrid. The 5 MV accelerator facility provides …

To investigate the transport mechanism of MeV protons in tapered glass capillaries, spatially
resolved energy spectra were measured for proton microbeams focused by 20-μm-outlet …

Ion microbeams have emerged as a powerful tool in several domains of radiation biology,
from the evaluation of environmental and occupational risks of exposure to low doses of …

Ion microbeam facilities are analytical tools with high spatial resolution exploiting MeV ion
beams. The interactions of beam particles with atoms and nuclei of the target induce the …

Range verification of clinical protontherapy systems via positron-emission tomography (PET)
is not a mature technology, suffering from two major issues: insufficient signal from low …

Rocks are widely represented in cultural heritage materials. They constitute the major part of
archaeological artefacts like stone carvings, tools and weapons, and are present in art works …

The archaeometric application of IBA is possible because in the majority of cases the
working conditions are such that no damage and in particular visible damage is produced …

Passive dosimetry with radiochromic films is widely used in proton radiotherapy, both in
clinical and scientific environments, thanks to its simplicity, high spatial resolution and dose …