Nuclear physics for cultural heritage

Anna Mackovà¡; Douglas MacGregor; Faiçal Azaiez; Johan Nyberg

book: Nuclear physics for cultural heritage

Open Access Published by EDP Sciences 2016

Nuclear physics for cultural heritage

Anna Mackovà¡ , Douglas MacGregor , Faiçal Azaiez and Johan Nyberg

https://doi.org/10.1051/978-2-7598-2091-7

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Nuclear physics applications in medicine and energy are well known and widely reported. Less well known are the many important nuclear and related techniques used for the study, characterization, assessment and preservation of cultural heritage. There has been enormous progress in this field in recent years and the current review aims to provide the public with a popular and accessible account of this work. The Nuclear Physics Division of the EPS represents scientists from all branches of nuclear physics across Europe. One of its aims is the dissemination of knowledge about nuclear physics and its applications. This review is led by Division board member Anna Macková, Head of the Tandetron Laboratory at the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the review committee includes four other members of the nuclear physics board interested in this area: Faiçal Azaiez, Johan Nyberg, Eli Piasetzky and Douglas MacGregor. To create a truly authoritative account, the Scientific Editors have invited contributions from leading experts across Europe, and this publication is the combined result of their work. The review is extensively illustrated with important discoveries and examples from archaeology, pre-history, history, geography, culture, religion and curation, which underline the breadth and importance of this field. The large number of groups and laboratories working in the study and preservation of cultural heritage across Europe indicate the enormous effort and importance attached by society to this activity.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Open Access Download PDF	iii
FOREWORD Open Access Download PDF	1
1. IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDY AND PRESERVATION Open Access Download PDF	2
2. ION BEAM ANALYTICAL METHODS Open Access Download PDF	5
3. NEUTRON BEAM ANALYTICAL METHODS Open Access Download PDF	23
4. DATING METHODS - LUMINESCENT DATING AND ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY Open Access Download PDF	30
5. COMPLEMENTARY METHODS: γ-BEAM TECHNIQUES, X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) Open Access Download PDF	37
6. PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE Open Access Download PDF	54
7. CONCLUSION Open Access Download PDF	58
APPENDIX A: EUROPEAN FACILITIES USING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES TO STUDY CULTURAL HERITAGE Open Access Download PDF	59
APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY OF TERMS Open Access Download PDF	63
APPENDIX C: EXPERTISE OF AUTHORS Open Access Download PDF	65
REFERENCES Open Access Download PDF	68

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Language: English
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 80
Keywords: Nuclear

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Published: February 11, 2021
ISBN: 9782759820917