Nuclear Physics and Art 1100-4NPA
The course will cover the physics principles behind non-destructive techniques that can be applied to the study of works of art.
Physics principles behind non-destructive techniques that can be applied to the study of works of art.
- X-ray based analysis: X-ray fluorescence (XRF); Total-reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF)
- Ion-beam based analysis: Proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE); Particle-induced γ-ray emission (PIGE); Backscattering: Rutherford (RBS) and non-Rutherford; Nuclear-reaction analysis (resonant and non-resonant)
- Mössbauer spectroscopy
- Neutron-based analysis methods
- Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)
- Dating.
Radioisotope dating:14C; Dating beyond the radiocarbon barrier (Pb isotopic ration; Obsidians dating); Thermoluminescence dating
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Learning outcomes
The student will familiarize with the physics behind different scientific approaches that can be applied to the study of manufacts, but also to the study of different samples.
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