TY - JOUR A1 - Bartoschewitz, R. A1 - Appel, P. A1 - Barrat, J.-A. A1 - Bischoff, A. A1 - Caffee, M.W. A1 - Franchi, I.A. A1 - Gabelica, Z. A1 - Greenwood, R.C. A1 - Harir, M. A1 - Harries, D. A1 - Hochleitner, R. A1 - Hopp, J. A1 - Laubenstein, M. A1 - Mader, B. A1 - Marques, R. A1 - Morlok, A. A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Prudêncio, M.I. A1 - Rochette, P. A1 - Ruf, A. A1 - Schmitt-Kopplin, P. A1 - Seemann, E. A1 - Szurgot, M. A1 - Tagle, R. A1 - Wach, R.A. A1 - Welten, K. C. A1 - Weyrauch, M. A1 - Wimmer, K. T1 - The Braunschweig meteorite − a recent L6 chondrite fall in Germany N2 - On April 23rd 2013 at 2:07 a.m., a 1.3 kg meteorite fell in the Braunschweig suburb Melverode (52° 13′ 32.19″ N. 10° 31′ 11.60″ E). Its estimated velocity was 250 km/h and it formed an impact pit in the concrete fall site with a diameter of 7 cm and a depth of 3 cm. Radial dust striae are present around the impact pit. As a result of the impact, the meteorite disintegrated into several hundred fragments with masses up to 214 g. The meteorite is a typical L6 chondrite, moderately shocked (S4) – but with a remarkably high porosity (up to 20 vol%). The meteorite was ejected from its parent body as an object with a radius of about 10–15 cm (15–50 kg). The U,Th-He gas retention age of ∼550 Ma overlaps with the main impact event on the L-chondrite parent body ∼470 Ma ago that is recorded by many shocked L chondrites. The preferred cosmic-ray exposure age derived from production of radionuclides and noble gas isotopes is (6.0 ± 1.3) Ma. KW - Braunschweig meteorite KW - L chondrite KW - Fall reconstruction KW - Petrology and mineralogy KW - Organic matter KW - IR spectroscopy KW - Bulk chemistry KW - Radionuclides KW - Noble gas isotopes KW - Specific heat PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2016.10.004 SN - 0009-2819 SN - 1611-5864 VL - 77 IS - 1 SP - 207 EP - 224 AN - OPUS4-42018 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulte, Franziska A1 - Mäder, J. A1 - Kroh, L.W. A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Kneipp, Janina T1 - Characterization of pollen carotenoids with in situ and high-performance thin-layer chromatography supported resonant Raman spectroscopy N2 - Raman signatures of the carotenoid component are studied in individual pollen grains from different species of trees. The information is obtained as differences in the strong pre-resonant Raman spectra measured before and after photodepletion of the carotenoid molecules. The results provide the first in situ evidence of interspecies differences in pollen carotenoid content, structure, and/or assembly between plant species without prior purification. The analysis of carotenoids in situ is confirmed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC)-supported resonance Raman data measured directly on the HPTLC plates after separation of carotenoids in pollen extracts. Utilization of the in situ, extraction-free procedure in carotenoid analysis will improve sensitivity and structural selectivity and provides insight into carotenoid structure and composition in single pollen grains. PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/ac901389p SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 81 IS - 20 SP - 8426 EP - 8433 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-20260 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 -