The aim of the present work is the characterization of pottery fragments coming from the town of Caltagirone (Sicily, Italy). The samples belong to very different historical periods, from 18th century B.C. to 16th century A.D., and have finely decorated surfaces. Time-of-flight neutron-diffraction measurements were performed in order to obtain a quantitative identification of the mineralogical composition of the samples. A good determination of the relative weight fractions of the phases was obtained using the Rietveld analysis method. The application of neutron-diffraction technique allowed us to carry out a detailed analysis in a nondestructive way, so intact large fragments were investigated without damaging the precious decoration on the surface.
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15 November 2005
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November 28 2005
Characterization of pottery fragments by nondestructive neutron diffraction
Donatella Barilaro;
Donatella Barilaro
Physics Department,
Messina University
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Vincenza Crupi;
Vincenza Crupi
Physics Department,
Messina University
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Domenico Majolino;
Domenico Majolino
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Physics Department,
Messina University
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Valentina Venuti;
Valentina Venuti
Physics Department,
Messina University
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Germana Barone;
Germana Barone
Earth Science Department,
Messina University
, Contrada Papardo, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Winfried Kockelmann
Winfried Kockelmann
ISIS Facility
, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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J. Appl. Phys. 98, 103520 (2005)
Article history
Received:
July 21 2005
Accepted:
October 18 2005
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Donatella Barilaro, Vincenza Crupi, Domenico Majolino, Valentina Venuti, Germana Barone, Winfried Kockelmann; Characterization of pottery fragments by nondestructive neutron diffraction. J. Appl. Phys. 15 November 2005; 98 (10): 103520. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2135888
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