A bronze wine vessel attributed to 1600–1046 B.C., Shang dynasty in China, an object from the East Asian Collection of Museum Applied Arts and Sciences Sydney (Australia), was studied using a non-destructive scientific analytical protocol based on synergic combination nuclear techniques. Gamma spectrometry, neutron-computed tomography, proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectroscopy were appl...

Trace elements concentrations of Ca, Fe, and Zn in cataractous human lenses have been determined using the proton induced X-ray emission technique (PIXE). The technique was selected due to its sensitivity and only modest requirements for sample material processing and preparation. In the study a statistically significant sample of post–surgery (phacoemulsification method) human lenses with cata...

Although glass is usually considered as a very stable archaeological material, it can undergo severe degradation. Soda-lime glass, the most common glass throughout ancient times, is particularly sensitive to this problem. The glass surface absorbs moisture from its environment and the contact with CO2 causes Na2O and NaOH to convert to Na2CO3, which is extremely hygroscopic. The subsequent unst...

The objective of this work is to introduce a different technique existing studies that determine the stoichiometric ratios thin CZTS structures. To end, targets were propagated by sol-gel process and later RBS PIXE spectra achieved irradiating these samples with protons 3.034 MeV energy into microbeam chamber. spectrum was taken detector collected IGe SDD detectors. As calibration performed fix...

A novel in-air PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission) setup was developed which is capable of the fast, sensitive, fully quantitative characterization elemental composition thin and thick samples for elements with Z > 6.

Gasification of biomass ultimately generates at least one solid byproduct in which the inorganic constituents of the biomass are concentrated. Given the potential for utilization, or issues with disposal, facile methods are needed for determining the compositions of the fly ashes from recently-available gasifier-based bioenergy systems. Proton induced x-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE) and indu...