TY - JOUR
T1 - The application of photon, electron and proton induced X-ray analysis for the identification and characterisation of medieval silver coins
AU - LINKE, R.
AU - SCHREINER, M.
AU - Demortier, Guy
N1 - Publication code : **RES. ACAD.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Photons, electrons and protons beams applied to the scientific investigation of archaeological materials provide complementary information for characterising the state of preservation and the provenance of the objects. Investigations were carried out on medieval silver coins of the "Friesacher Pfennig" and the "Tiroler Kreuzer" from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. Techniques employed were EDXRF, SEM/EDX and PIXE. By determining the trace elements of the alloys it was possible to assign coins to their mint. The results outline advantages and disadvantages of EDXRF, SEM/EDX and PIXE when applied to corroded objects.
AB - Photons, electrons and protons beams applied to the scientific investigation of archaeological materials provide complementary information for characterising the state of preservation and the provenance of the objects. Investigations were carried out on medieval silver coins of the "Friesacher Pfennig" and the "Tiroler Kreuzer" from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. Techniques employed were EDXRF, SEM/EDX and PIXE. By determining the trace elements of the alloys it was possible to assign coins to their mint. The results outline advantages and disadvantages of EDXRF, SEM/EDX and PIXE when applied to corroded objects.
KW - scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
KW - Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE)
KW - archaeometry
KW - silver coins
KW - Energy dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF)
U2 - 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.03.084
DO - 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.03.084
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-583X
VL - 226
SP - 172
EP - 178
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
IS - 1-2
ER -