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Analysis of an ancient bronze statue by external beam pixe

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A quantitative analysis of an ancient Buddha statue was performed by external beam Proton Induced X-ray Emission for the purpose of identifying its originality. It is shown how the PIXE method can be applied for archeological study. The elemental composition of the statue is compared with that of several samples with definite ages. The experiment was performed by extracting 2.4 MeV proton beam through a 2 mm diameter collimator and 7.6 μm kapton foil to the He atmosphere. X-rays were measured by a Si(Li) detector. The analysed elements were Fe, Cu, Ag, Au and Hg for gold coating and Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag, Sn, Au, Pb and Bi for bronze body.

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  1. Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials, 30 Kajunmg-dong, Yusong-gu, 305-350, Taejon, Korea

    N. B. Kim, D. K. Kim, H. W. Choi, Y. S. Kim, H. J. Woo & K. S. Park

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Kim, N.B., Kim, D.K., Choi, H.W. et al. Analysis of an ancient bronze statue by external beam pixe. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 192, 147–154 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037747

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