Analysis of carbon in archaeological glass and pottery by low energy deuteron activation technique

Sastri, Chaturvedula S.; Sauvage, Thierry; Blondiaux, G.; Wendling, Olivier; Bellamy, Aurélien; Humburg, Christian

doi:10.1007/s10967-021-07820-x

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“…To have a deeper understanding of the 511 keV peak of carbon, a systematic study of Roman glass-F was made with several measurements of 10 min. each of glass -F, and a "decay curve" analysis is made [13]. One such measurement made after 75 min.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some of these carbon molecules can get deposited on the surface of archaeological glass specimens contributing to some "blank". A preliminary study [13] on quartz, analysed under same conditions as Roman glasses, has shown the "blank" contribution to carbon from this type of contamination is < 50 ppm. Additional work is required for better understanding of this problem.…”

Section: Carbon Contamination From Environmentmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Luckily, the natural abundance of O-17 responsible for this interference is only 0.038% and its contribution to carbon result is at 150 ppm level, which is small. A detailed discussion of this interference was given in our earlier publication [13].…”

Section: Interference From Oxygenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Besides developing Proton Activation Analysis (PAA) for 14 elements [8,9] in archaeological glass and pottery, we have also developed DAA for the analysis of C, Na, Mg and Al in these materials [10][11][12][13].…”

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Fuel contamination problems in Roman woodfired glass furnaces: Carbon determination in Roman glass by deuteron activation technique

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Sauvage²

2023

Proceedings of the 2022 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

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Carbon analysis in glass is a very difficult task. In the production of glass with Roman wood-fired glass furnaces, one can expect carbon contamination from absorption of fuel gases and/or powdery residues from furnace walls in the glass melt, and also residues from plant-ash used as flux. Sometimes carbon was intentionally added to get a distinct colour to glass. We have developed a highly sensitive non-destructive nuclear technique for carbon analysis by deuteron activation based on C-12(d,n)N-13 reaction. The method is simple, rapid and can help archaeologists understand more about the purity of ancient glass production and contamination problems associated with it. The theoretical detection limit for carbon is 5 ppm. The method is also suitable for carbon analysis of pottery.

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Section: Carbon Contamination From Environmentmentioning

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Section: Interference From Oxygenmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Fuel contamination problems in Roman woodfired glass furnaces: Carbon determination in Roman glass by deuteron activation technique

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Sauvage²

2023

Proceedings of the 2022 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

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“…of carbon, sodium, magnesium, and aluminium in archaeological glasses and pottery [29][30][31]. DAA is a very sensitive and non-destructive technique, and all four of these elements can be determined simultaneously in one analysis.…”

Section: Experimental 21 Sample Collection and Preparationmentioning

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Smoky Wood-Fired Ancient Glass Furnaces: Carbon Analysis of Roman Glass by 2.0 MeV Deuteron Activation Technique

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Wendling

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To understand the wood-fuel contamination problems faced by the ancient glass industry, some Roman glass fragments and beads were analysed for carbon by the elegant, non-destructive deuteron activation technique based on C-12(d,n)N-13 nuclear reaction. Carbon was found in all analysed glasses, covering a mass concentration range from 160 ppm to 2.2%, indicating that some fuel contamination was present in all samples. The higher concentration of 0.94 to 2.2% observed in some beads indicates that carbon was added intentionally as a “component” to the glass melt to obtain an amber colour.

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Analysis of carbon in archaeological glass and pottery by low energy deuteron activation technique

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Fuel contamination problems in Roman woodfired glass furnaces: Carbon determination in Roman glass by deuteron activation technique

Fuel contamination problems in Roman woodfired glass furnaces: Carbon determination in Roman glass by deuteron activation technique

Smoky Wood-Fired Ancient Glass Furnaces: Carbon Analysis of Roman Glass by 2.0 MeV Deuteron Activation Technique

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