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Radiation Detectors and Art

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Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging

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The use of radiation detectors in the analysis of art objects represents a very special application in a true interdisciplinary field. Radiation detectors employed in this field detect, e.g., x-rays, γ-rays, β particles, and protons. Analyzed materials range from stones, metals, over porcelain to paintings. The available nondestructive and noninvasive analytical methods cover a broad range of techniques. Hence, for the sake of brevity, this chapter will concentrate on few techniques: Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and Proton Induced γ-ray Emission (PIGE).

The basics of these techniques will be described together with tables and references with relevant information for this field. On selected examples, the potentials and the pitfalls of the applied methods will be described.

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  1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Ion Beam Laboratory ISL, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, Glienicker Strasse 100, D-14109, Berlin, Germany

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Denker, A. (2012). Radiation Detectors and Art. In: Grupen, C., Buvat, I. (eds) Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13271-1_34

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