Towards truly simultaneous PIXE and RBS analysis of layered objects in cultural heritage

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

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 426-429

  Pascual Izarra, Carlos ^a   Barradas, Nuno P ^b   Reis, Miguel A ^b   Jeynes, Chris ^c   Menu, Michel ^d   Lavedrine, Bertrand ^e   Ezrati, Jean Jacques ^d   Röhrs, Stefan ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Fit; Photography; PIXE; RBS; Rutherford backscattering; X rays

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DATAFURNACE CODE;

CODES (SYMBOLS); HELIOGRAPHS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOGRAPHIC FILMS; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SAMPLING; X RAY SCATTERING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 34447345715     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.04.259     Document Type: Article

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