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X‐RAY FLUORESCENT ANALYSIS APPLIED TO ARCHAEOLOGY
Author(s) -
HALL E. T.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1960.tb00514.x
Subject(s) - fluorescence , archaeology , sight , computer science , optics , physics , history
X‐ ray fluorescence is now a well established method of analysis both in the laboratory and industry. The fact that the method is essentially nondestructive makes it particularly attractive for the analysis of archaeological and museum artifacts. This paper gives a short simplified description of the method and gives an indication of the type of problem which may be tackled. Due to certain fundamental characteristics of the technique it is not suitable for some projects which would seem at first sight to present no problems.