Recent developments on portable XRF scanner |
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| Lins S.A.B., Gigante G.E., Cesareo R., Ridolfi S. |
- Abstract:
- A prototype X-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanner was developed with the aim of being reliable and portable, best suiting the needs of cultural heritage scientists who constantly face the difficulty of in-situ analysis. The instrument constructed is composed of an exchangeable scanning head (X-ray tube and detector), a motorized x-y stage with a controlling interface and a laptop. With the small stage, it can scan areas up to 20 x 20 cm2 with a lateral resolution of 1 mm. The system can be transported inside a standard airplane cabin trolley and weights no more than 10 Kg. The controlling interface was programmed in LabView© and the data evaluation is performed on-the-go with a custom-made algorithm. The system has been put to test with a variety of materials and some results are discussed.
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-METROARCHAEO-2019-21.pdf
- DOI:
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2019
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Florence, ITALY
- Time:
- 04 December 2019 - 06 December 2019