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Neutron tomography for archaeological investigations
Nikolay KardjilovJohn BanhartGiuseppe GiuntaRoberto TrioloFranco RustichelliFrancesco FioriMarkus StroblAndré Hilgersubject
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAdhesive materialsEngineeringNuclear Energy and Engineeringbusiness.industryNeutron imagingNeutron tomographyNeutronbusinessArchaeologyNeutron temperaturedescription
Within the last decade neutron tomography and radiography significantly gained importance. Especially its application in non-destructive testing for industrial components can be underlined. A good example is the automotive and aviation industry, where a high contrast for the used lubricants and adhesive materials is required. In contrast to X-rays, neutrons are able to penetrate thick layers of metals and provide on the other hand a high sensitivity to hydrogen containing materials. In recent years, a large number of applications in other fields like biology, medicine, geology and especially archaeology have been reported. Here the potential of neutron tomography for investigations on archaeological samples shall be outlined and some recent examples will be presented.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-01 | Journal of Neutron Research |