Small angle neutron scattering measurements have been carried out in order to investigate, in microdestructive way, the mesoscopic structure of a variety of potteries of relevance to cultural heritage coming from different Sicilian (Southern Italy) archeological sites belonging to the “Strait of Messina” area and dated back to 7th–3rd century B.C. Data have been compared with the mesoscopic parameters extracted for two series of clayey sediments typical of the Strait of Messina area and fired under controlled conditions. The observed agreement between the features of reference and archeological samples allowed us to estimate the maximum firing temperature of the latter. Information on the pore sizes was obtained by the use of the concept of fractal surface, and compared with porosimetry results.
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1 September 2009
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September 04 2009
Small angle neutron scattering as fingerprinting of ancient potteries from Sicily (Southern Italy)
G. Barone;
G. Barone
1Department of Geological Science,
University of Catania
, Corso Italia 55, 95129 Catania, Italy
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V. Crupi;
V. Crupi
2Department of Physics, University of Messina,
CNISM, UdR Messina
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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D. Majolino;
D. Majolino
a)
2Department of Physics, University of Messina,
CNISM, UdR Messina
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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P. Mazzoleni;
P. Mazzoleni
1Department of Geological Science,
University of Catania
, Corso Italia 55, 95129 Catania, Italy
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J. Teixeira;
J. Teixeira
3Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CNRS/CEA),
CEA Saclay
, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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V. Venuti
V. Venuti
2Department of Physics, University of Messina,
CNISM, UdR Messina
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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J. Appl. Phys. 106, 054904 (2009)
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Received:
March 27 2009
Accepted:
July 12 2009
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G. Barone, V. Crupi, D. Majolino, P. Mazzoleni, J. Teixeira, V. Venuti; Small angle neutron scattering as fingerprinting of ancient potteries from Sicily (Southern Italy). J. Appl. Phys. 1 September 2009; 106 (5): 054904. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3204020
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