Analysis of Na, Mg, Al and Cl in archaeological glass and pottery: comparison of PIGE with low energy deuteron activation analysis

Na, Mg, Al and Cl in Roman glasses and pottery were analyzed by PIGE with 2.5 MeV protons and 2.0 MeV deuteron activation analysis. Both methods are simple and rapid. For Na, Mg and Al in glasses, the detection limits with PIGE and deuteron activation are: 40, 800, 300 (µg/g) and 120, 110, 100 (µg/g...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2020-04, Vol.324 (1), p.159-167
Main Authors: Sastri, Chaturvedula S., Sauvage, Thierry, Blondiaux, Gilbert, Wendling, Olivier, Bellamy, Aurélien, Humburg, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activation analysis
Aluminum
Archaeology
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chlorine
Deuterons
Diagnostic Radiology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Low concentrations
Magnesium
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Photopeak
Physical Chemistry
Pottery
Protons
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Summary:Na, Mg, Al and Cl in Roman glasses and pottery were analyzed by PIGE with 2.5 MeV protons and 2.0 MeV deuteron activation analysis. Both methods are simple and rapid. For Na, Mg and Al in glasses, the detection limits with PIGE and deuteron activation are: 40, 800, 300 (µg/g) and 120, 110, 100 (µg/g), respectively. PIGE is not suitable for trace analysis of chlorine. The detection limit of Cl is 500 µg/g for 2 MeV deuteron activation. PIGE is a sensitive method for Na analysis. At low concentrations of Mg and Al, deuteron activation with its higher sensitivity and improved photopeak-to-background ratios, gives more precise and accurate results than PIGE.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-020-07035-6