With increasing demand and environmental concerns, researchers are exploring new
materials that can perform as well or better than traditional materials while reducing …

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 …

Micro X-ray fluorescence analysis (μ-XRF) is one of the newest branches of XRF, which has
developed very rapidly since 1990. In this review, we first discuss a number of papers that …

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 …

Measuring in a non-destructive way the characteristic trace elements of the metal allows
following the circulation of gold in the past. The aim of this work is to probe the possibilities …

Taking as a point of departure the in-depth analysis and description of an exceptional
discovery, consisting of a large hammered gold sheet decorated with embossed motifs from …

This work arises in response to the need to understand the production techniques of pre‐
roman gold jewels, starting from the systematic characterization of the different methods of …

In this collaborative investigation, femtosecond laser ablation-inductively coupled mass
spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was applied to the study of a remarkable group of ancient …

High-Energy Resolution Fluorescence Detection X-Ray Fluorescence (HERFD-XRF)
imaging and HERFD X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectroscopy are used …

With this study, we present the development of a transportable x‐ray emission spectrometer
(XES) that was realized in a net time of 20 h, in order to verify the presence of Platinum (Pt) …