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X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Applied to Cultural Heritage

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Abstract

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful technique for the characterization of artifacts in the cultural heritage field. The recent development of data collection techniques with a high spatial resolution has considerably improved the level of comprehension of these intrinsically inhomogeneous materials. In this contribution the XAS technique and the related instrumentation and data collection strategies are presented as well as an overview of the main studies carried out in the last years.

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D’Acapito, F. (2022). X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Applied to Cultural Heritage. In: D'Amico, S., Venuti, V. (eds) Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60016-7_4

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