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Alumna, University College London
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Novel neutron techniques for the non destructive and non invasive analysis of archaeological gold.
Background & Summary of Project
The ability of neutrons to penetrate thick layers of materials, without substantial attenuation, makes them an ideal probe to study the elemental and phase composition of bulk materials, in a totally non-destructive and non-invasive manner. Neutron techniques are increasingly being utilized for quantitative, non-invasive analyses in the fields of archaeology and cultural heritage and applied to a large variety of objects and materials including metals, ceramics, bones and other materials. The potential of neutron-based techniques for the sourcing of archaeological gold, however, has not been explored systematically. Laura will develop a novel neutron technique for performing Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis in time of flight in order to assess the provenance of gold artefacts from the pre-Hispanic period in South America. Determining the origins of the gold employed by different cultures is a fundamental foundation to make inferences about the relationships between different communities and their natural environment, as well as to reconstruct trade and interaction among human groups.
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L. Arcidiacono, A. Parmentier, G. Festa, M. Martin贸n-Torres, C. Andreani, R. Senesi,听听in听Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment听938 (2019) 51-55
G. Festa, T. Minniti, L. Arcidiacono, M. Borla, D. Di Martino, F. Facchetti, E. Ferraris, V. Turina, W. Kockelmann, J. Kelleher, R. Senesi, C. Greco, C. Andreani,听,听Angewandte Chemie听57 (2018) 7375-7379
Kun V. Tian, Giulia Festa, L谩szl贸 Szentmikl贸si, Bogl谩rka Mar贸ti, Laura Arcidiacono, Giuseppina Lagan脿, Carla Andreani, Silvia Licoccia, Roberto Senesi, Paola Cozza,听,听Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy听7 (2017) 1420-1427听
C. Andreani, F. Aliotta, L. Arcidiacono, M. Borla, E. P. Cippo, D. Di Martino, F. Facchetti, E. Ferraris, G. Festa, G. Gorini, W. Kockelmann, J. Kelleher, D. Malfitana, D. Micieli, T. Minniti, V. Mollica Nardo, R. Ponterio, G. Salvato, R. Senesi, V. Turina, C. Vasi and C. Greco,听,听Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy听21 (2017) 1342-1347
Matthew Krzystyniak, Giovanni Romanelli, Margit Fabian, Matthias Gutmann, Giulia Festa, Laura Arcidiacono, Martyn Gigg, Kacper Dru_zbicki, Carla Andreani, Roberto Senesi, and Felix Fernandez-Alonso,听,听Journal of Physics: conference series听1021 (2017)
G. Festa, C. Andreani, L. Arcidiacono, G. Burca, W. Kockelmann, T. Minniti, R. Senesi,听,听Journal of Instrumentation听12 (2017)听
G. Festa, L. Arcidiacono, A. Pappalardo, T. Minniti, C. Cazzaniga, A. Scherillo, C. Andreani, R. Senesi,听,听Journal of Instrumentation听11 (2016)
