A non-invasive analysis of 'proto-majolica' pottery from southern Italy by TOF neutron diffraction

The employment of time-of-flight (TOF) neutron diffraction allowed for the quantitative determination of mineral phase contents of the ceramic bulk of several pottery fragments coming from Milazzo and Messina (Sicily, southern Italy). From an historical-artistic point of view, all the samples were d...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2008-03, Vol.20 (10), p.104254-104254 (6)
Main Authors: Barilaro, D, Crupi, V, Majolino, D, Venuti, V, Barone, G, Tigano, G, Imberti, S, Kockelmann, W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Materials science
Materials testing
Neutron diffraction and scattering
Neutron scattering techniques (including small-angle scattering)
Physics
Structure of solids and liquids
crystallography
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Summary:The employment of time-of-flight (TOF) neutron diffraction allowed for the quantitative determination of mineral phase contents of the ceramic bulk of several pottery fragments coming from Milazzo and Messina (Sicily, southern Italy). From an historical-artistic point of view, all the samples were dated back to the 12th to 13th centuries AD and classified as belonging to the 'proto-majolica' ceramic class. The adopted procedure is absolutely non-destructive, so that measurements were performed on the entire fragments without any sampling. The information derived, by applying the Rietveld analysis method, allowed us to formulate hypotheses concerning the fabrication processes of the artefacts.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/20/10/104254