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APPLICATION OF MUONIC X‐RAYS IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Author(s) -
DANIEL H.,
HARTMANN F. J.,
KÖHLER E.,
BEITAT U.,
RIEDERER J.
Publication year - 1987
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.1475-4754.1987.tb00402.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , celtic languages , elemental analysis , geology , mineralogy , chemistry , history , organic chemistry
The first systematic study of archaeological objects with muonic X‐rays is reported. In this analysis every element is recognized. The elemental composition of Celtic glasses from Bavaria and Roman coins has been determined. By selecting the primary muon energies appropriately my part of the specimen, including interior parts, can be non‐destructively in estigated. Additionally surface layers may be analysed. Typical accuracies of quantitative analyses are a few per cent of elemental abundance.