PIXE/PIGE characterisation of emeralds using an external micro-beam

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 161, Issue , 2000, Pages 769-774

  Calligaro, T ^a   Dran, J C ^a   Poirot, J P ^a   Querre G ^a   Salomon, J ^a   Zwaan, J C ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COMPOSITION; GAMMA RAYS; ION BEAMS; PROTONS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ELEMENTAL MICROMAPPING; EMERALDS; EXTERNAL MICROBEAM; JEWELS; PROVENANCE TRACERS;

GEMS;

EID: 0033897604     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00974-X     Document Type: Article

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