Ancient glassy materials analyses: a new bulk nondestructive method based on fast neutron activation analysis with a cyclotron

Bernard Gratuze (1) , Jean-Noël Barrandon (1) , L. Dulin (1) , K. Al Isa (2)

1 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2 IRAMAT - Institut de Recherches sur les Archéomatériaux

A nondestructive bulk analytical method based on instrumental fast neutron activation techniques was developed to study ancient glassy materials. This method enables the determination of up to 31 elements in objects of various shape and size made from natural or synthetic siliceous material.

Domaines: Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Bernard Gratuze, Jean-Noël Barrandon, L. Dulin, K. Al Isa. Ancient glassy materials analyses: a new bulk nondestructive method based on fast neutron activation analysis with a cyclotron. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 1992, 71 (1), pp.70-80. ⟨10.1016/0168-583x(92)95342-o⟩. ⟨hal-01829852⟩