Truth-revealing atoms: Accelerator-based analytical techniques detect art forgeries (Arabic Edition)

The story behind a painting typically starts with identifying the artist and when the work was produced. And truth be told, there are some allegedly prized paintings that tell a story of criminal deception. Art forgery can be lucrative and go undetected, but analysis techniques, including radiocarbon dating using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), can reveal the fakes.