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Analysis of Roman and other archaeological glasses by 12 MeV proton activation analysis
Chaturvedula S. SastriThierry SauvageChristian HumburgFlorian DuvalArun Banerjeesubject
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsGlass productionMaterials science060102 archaeologybusiness.industry06 humanities and the arts010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry01 natural sciencesArchaeology0104 chemical sciences0601 history and archaeologyGamma spectroscopybusinessInstrumentationQuartzdescription
Abstract 14 elements were determined, at trace level, in Roman and other archaeological glasses by 12 MeV proton activation analysis. The results show that the natural glass from Mongolia and Brazilian quartz are the purest of all the samples analysed with detection limits at 1 ppm level for Ti, V, Cr, As, Sr, Y and Zr. In several cut pieces of one variety of Roman glass, using the concentration of Ca, Ti, Fe, Sr and Sb as markers, the homogeneity of glass production and their potential use in provenance studies were discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-01 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |