TY - JOUR A1 - Reiche, I. A1 - Castaing, J. A1 - Calligaro, T. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Aucouturier, M. A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Weise, Hans-Peter T1 - Analyses of hydrogen in quartz and in sapphire using depth profiling by ERDA at atmospheric pressure: Comparison with resonant NRA and SIMS N2 - Hydrogen is present in anhydrous materials as a result of their synthesis and of their environment during conservation. IBA provides techniques to measure H concentration depth profiles allowing to identify various aspects of the materials including the history of objects such as gemstones used in cultural heritage. A newly established ERDA set-up, using an external microbeam of alpha particles, has been developed to study hydrated near-surface layers in quartz and sapphire by non-destructive H depth profiling in different atmospheres. The samples were also analysed using resonant NRA and SIMS. KW - Hydrogen KW - Gemstones KW - ERDA KW - External beam KW - Depth profiling PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2006.03.066 SN - 0168-583X SN - 1872-9584 VL - 249 IS - 1-2 SP - 608 EP - 611 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-12844 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Constantinescu, B. A1 - Bugoi, R. A1 - Cojocaru, V. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Calligaro, T. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Pichon, L. A1 - Röhrs, S. A1 - Ceccato, D. A1 - Oberländer-Târnoveanu, E. A1 - Ionescu, C. A1 - Pop, D. T1 - Dacian bracelets and Transylvanian gold: ancient history and modern analyses KW - SRXRF KW - Gold KW - Archaeometrie KW - Authentication KW - Provenance KW - XRF KW - Micro-PIXE KW - Micro SR-XRF KW - Or KW - Authentification KW - FX PY - 2009 SN - 0399-1237 VL - 33 SP - 221 EP - 225 PB - Groupe CY - Rennes AN - OPUS4-23172 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Constantinescu, B. A1 - Bugoi, R. A1 - Cojocaru, V. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Calligaro, T. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Pichon, L. A1 - Röhrs, S. A1 - Ceccato, D. A1 - Oberländer-Târnoveanu, E. T1 - Micro-SR-XRF and micro-PIXE studies for archaeological gold identification - The case of Carpathian (Transylvanian) gold and of Dacian bracelets N2 - Trace-elements are more significant for provenancing archaeological metallic artifacts than the main components. For gold, the most promising elements are platinum group elements (PGE), Sn, Te, Sb, Hg and Pb. Several small fragments of natural Transylvanian gold – placer and primary – were studied by using micro-PIXE technique at the Legnaro National Laboratory AN2000 microbeam facility, Italy and at the AGLAE accelerator, C2RMF, Paris, France and by using micro synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (micro-SR-XRF) at BESSY synchrotron, Berlin, Germany. The goal of the study was to identify the trace-elements, especially Sn, Sb and Te. A spectacular application to five Dacian gold bracelets authentication is presented (Sn and Sb traces). KW - Micro-PIXE KW - Micro-SR-XRF KW - Gold KW - Dacian bracelets KW - Transylvania PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2008.03.054 SN - 0168-583X SN - 1872-9584 VL - 266 IS - 10 SP - 2325 EP - 2328 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-17736 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rodrigues, M. A1 - Schreiner, M. A1 - Melcher, M. A1 - Guerra, M. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Alram, M. A1 - Schindel, N. T1 - Characterization of the silver coins of the Hoard of Becin by x-ray based methods N2 - Four hundred sixteen silver coins stemming from the Ottoman Empire (16th and 17th centuries) were analyzed in order to confirm the fineness of the coinage as well as to study the provenance of the alloy used for the coins. As most of the coins showed the typical green patina on their surfaces due to corrosion processes which have led to the depletion of copper in the near-surface domains of the silver coins in comparison to their core composition, small samples by cutting splinters from the coins had to be taken, embedded in synthetic resin and cross-sectioned in order to investigate the true-heart metal composition. The type of the alloy was investigated as well as if coins minted in different locations demonstrated homogeneous traits concerning the predominant impurities which could suggest a common ore. Several X-ray based techniques (µ-XRF, µ-SRXRF and µ-PIXE) could be applied in order to determine the silver contents as well as the minor and trace elements. Finally, SEM/EDX was applied in order to study the homogeneity/heterogeneity of the coins and the presence of surface enrichments. In general, the silver content of the analyzed specimen varies between 90% and 95%. These outcomes have not supported the historical interpretations, which predict that during the period studied a debasement of approximately 44% of the silver content of the coins should have occurred. KW - PIXE KW - SRXRF KW - SEM/EDX KW - Silver coins PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.068 SN - 0168-583X SN - 1872-9584 VL - 269 IS - 24 SP - 3041 EP - 3045 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-25289 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rodrigues, M. A1 - Schreiner, M. A1 - Mäder, M. A1 - Melcher, M. A1 - Guerra, M. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Alram, M. A1 - Schindel, N. T1 - The hoard of Becin - non-destructive analysis of the silver coins N2 - We report the results of an analytical investigation on 416 silver-copper coins stemming from the Ottoman Empire (end of 16th and beginning of 17th centuries), using synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence analysis (SRXRF). In the past, analyses had already been conducted with energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM/EDX) and proton induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE).With this combination of techniques it was possible to confirm the fineness of the coinage as well as to study the provenance of the alloy used for the coins. For the interpretation of the data statistical analysis (principal component analysis—PCA) has been performed. A definite local assignment was explored and significant clustering was obtained regarding the minor and trace elements composing the coin alloys. KW - SRXRF KW - Silber KW - Archaeometrie PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5627-y SN - 0947-8396 VL - 99 IS - 2 SP - 351 EP - 356 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-23170 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rodrigues, M. A1 - Schreiner, M. A1 - Melcher, M. A1 - Guerra, M. A1 - Salomon, J. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Alram, M. A1 - Schindel, N. T1 - Analysis of the hoard of Becin using X-ray-based techniques N2 - Four hundred and sixteen silver coins stemming from the Ottoman Empire (16th and 17th centuries) were analyzed to confirm the fineness of the coinage as well as to study the provenance of the alloy used for the coins. As most of the coins showed the typical green patina on their surfaces due to corrosion processes that have led to the depletion of copper in the near surface domains of the silver coins in comparison to their core composition, small samples had to be taken, embedded in synthetic resin, and cross sectioned to investigate the true-heart metal composition. µ-synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence analysis and µ-proton-induced X-ray emission were applied to determine the silver contents as well as the minor and trace elements. The type of the alloy was investigated as well as if coins minted in different locations demonstrated homogeneous traits concerning the predominant impurities (Au and Bi), which could suggest a common ore. Finally, energy-dispersive microanalysis in a scanning electron microscope was applied to study the homogeneity/heterogeneity of the coins and the presence of surface enrichments and to explain differences between the µ-synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence analysis and µ-proton-induced X-ray emission measurements concerning the main component. In general, the silver content of the analyzed specimen varies between 90 and 95%. These outcomes have not supported the historical interpretations, which predict that during the period studied, a debasement of approximately 44% of the silver content of the coins should have occurred. KW - SRXRF KW - Silber KW - BAMline PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2415 SN - 0049-8246 VL - 41 IS - 6 SP - 416 EP - 424 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-27723 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -