Published March 15, 2001 | Version v1
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PIXE analysis of ancient Jordanian pottery

Creators

  • 1. Lund Inst. of Tech. (Sweden). Dept. of Nuclear Physics
  • 2. University of Jordan, Amman. Dept. of Physics
  • 3. British Inst. of Archaeology and History, Amman (Jordan)

Description

Proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) has been applied for the determination of 18 elements (Si, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba and Pb) in two groups of pottery from two different sites in Jordan, Biblical Bozrah (BB) and Amman Citadel (AC). The analysis showed that the elements Zn, Rb, Sr, Zr and Ba were the most useful elements to study to be able to differentiate between the two groups of pottery. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Journal Volume
181
Journal Issue
1-3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
527-530
ISSN
0029-554X

Conference

Title
2. International conference on particle induced X-ray emission and its analytical applications (PIXE-2).
Dates
9 - 12 Jun 1980.
Place
Lund, Sweden.

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
12626498
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AGE ESTIMATION; BARIUM; CERAMICS; JORDAN; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE AMOUNTS; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ASIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; METALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS