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A rapid method of obsidian characterisation by inelastic scattering of protons

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A new, and non-destructive method of characterising obsidians for archaeological purposes is described. Sodium, fluorine, and aluminium are determined by inelastic scattering of a beam of protons from a 3 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator. Irradiation and counting are simultaneous and take five minutes per sample, while data analysis is automated and requires about 20 sec per sample.

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  1. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, (New Zealand)

    G. E. Coote, N. E. Whitehead & G. J. McCallum

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  1. G. E. Coote
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Coote, G.E., Whitehead, N.E. & McCallum, G.J. A rapid method of obsidian characterisation by inelastic scattering of protons. J. Radioanal. Chem. 12, 491–496 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515342

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