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 …

This paper gives an overview of research in or associated with the pan-European network
COST Action G8, which aims at achieving a better preservation and conservation of our …

Spectroscopic methods using laser sources have significantly improved our capacity to
unravel the chemical composition of works of art and archaeological remains. Lasers …

The present paper reviews examples of the application of a portable‐in house developed‐
XRF spectrometer for the analysis of museum metal artefacts in Greece. Specific topics are …

In this work, a study of detection systems in portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF)
spectrometry was performed. An assessment of various detectors and their influence on the …

This work presents the portable X‐ray system SANDRA (Sistema de Analisis No Destructivo
por RAyos X or System for Non Destructive Analysis using X‐rays) developed at the Physics …

From the study of coins and casted simple objects to intricate jewellery comprising many
diverse parts joined together, analytical queries on ancient goldwork concern the description …

As a cost-effective and non-destructive method for multi-element analysis, portable X-ray
fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF) has the potential for broad archeological application; …

In this work, we compare the matrix effects for two different X-ray fluorescence
spectrometers, a portable and a stationary one, in order to evaluate their performances in …

Greek colonizers arrived at the Iberian Peninsula at the beginning of the sixth century BC
and founded a small colony known as Emporion in north-east Spain. By the fifth century BC …