Authors: M Vilarigues RC da Silva
Publish Date: 2004/07/01
Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 373-378
Abstract
Ion beam analysis and Fourier Transform Infrared FTIR spectroscopy were used to characterize 15th century stained glass fragments from Batalha Monastery This information is being used to help establish their origins as well as the art schools and artistic trends involved in the manufacture of these panelsAs the preservation of art objects and artefacts is a major issue the combination of Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry RBS and Particle Induced Xray Emission PIXE with FTIR spectroscopy aims at determining nondestructively the elemental compositions of the bulk glass and painted layers as well as identifying corrosion products Elemental spatial distributions were obtained with a nuclear microprobe and compared with the results of microFTIR
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