Neutron autoradiography: working-out method and application in investigations of test paintings

Kalicki, A.; Pańczyk, E.; Rowińska, L.; Sartowska, B.; Waliś, L.; Pytel, Krzysztof; Pytel, B.; Koziel, Alina; Dąbkowski, Ludwik; Wierzchnicka, M; Strzalkowski, L; Ostrowski, T

doi:10.1016/s1350-4487(01)00229-3

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“…Similarly, Rizzo et al [30] and Kalicki et al [31] found no modification in any colour on samples of paintings irradiated with 5 or 25 kGy respectively. Moreover, Manea et al [12] reported that gamma irradiation at 11 kGy did not change the appearance of yolk egg using as binding medium in paintings.…”

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Efficiency of antibiotics and gamma irradiation in eliminating Streptomyces strains isolated from paintings of ancient Egyptian tombs

Abdel-Haliem¹,

Ali²,

Ghaly³

et al. 2013

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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Efficiency of antibiotics and gamma irradiation in eliminating Streptomyces strains isolated from paintings of ancient Egyptian tombs

Abdel-Haliem¹,

Ali²,

Ghaly³

et al. 2013

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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“…The horizontal channels used for fundamental research, supplying the beam of intensity up to 3-5 × 10 9 cm −2 s −1 . The beams was used for broad range research inter alia: a radiography studies [22][23][24][25], an autoradiography for paintings examination [26,27], a biaxial diffractometery for crystalline and magnetic structures research, a diffractometery for low-angle scattering experiments. Currently, the experimental hall undergoes modernization.…”

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MARIA Reactor Irradiation Technology Capabilities towards Advanced Applications

et al. 2021

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The MARIA research reactor is designed and operated as a multipurpose nuclear installation, combining material testing, neutron beam experiments, and medical and industrial radionuclide production, including molybdenum-99 (99Mo). Recently, after fuel conversion to LEU and rejuvenation of the staff while maintaining their experience, MARIA has been used to respond to the increased interest of the scientific community in advanced nuclear power studies, both fission and fusion. In this work, we would like to introduce MARIA’ s capabilities in the irradiation technology field and how it can serve future nuclear research worldwide.

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“…Among the main drawbacks of NAAR analysis, there is that of requiring the transport of the painting to the place where the research reactor is installed. Furthermore, after activation, the painting needs to stay for several weeks at the reactor facility to acquire the autoradiographs and, from a safety point of view, needs the transient radioactivity decreases below the legal limits [10,11] …”

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In situ macro X‐Ray fluorescence scanning on a Leonardo da Vinci portrait

et al. 2020

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Recently, an oil‐on‐panel painting, portraying Leonardo da Vinci, was found in the monastery of Camaldoli (Arezzo, Italy). The painting comes from a private donation and, over time, it never was moved from the monastery or loaned to museums or art galleries for exhibitions. Historians hypothesise that the painting could be a seventeenth‐century copy of a portrait or a self‐portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. Although, almost certainly, the panel was not signed by Leonardo, it raised a great interest for art experts, since the copy could be the outstanding testimony left to us of an original Leonardo's masterpiece, which is gone lost. The ICRCPAL in Rome, in collaboration with the ISPC‐CNR and the INFN‐LNS of Catania, started a scientific investigation of the painting based on the use of non‐invasive techniques. Macro X‐ray fluorescence imaging technique (MA‐XRF) was employed to document, for the first time, the nature of original pigments composing the pictorial and priming layers. The results allowed to better elucidate the painting technique, also to know the original look of degraded areas, suggesting an appropriate restoration and conservation policy. Novel information has been obtained concerning the pictorial process, since elemental distribution maps revealed an underpainting below the Leonardo portrait. Despite the cleaning process of the panel before its reuse, some pictorial details remained visible to the MA‐XRF analysis, allowing to infer the presumed figure hidden behind the figure of Leonardo.

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Neutron autoradiography: working-out method and application in investigations of test paintings

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Efficiency of antibiotics and gamma irradiation in eliminating Streptomyces strains isolated from paintings of ancient Egyptian tombs

Efficiency of antibiotics and gamma irradiation in eliminating Streptomyces strains isolated from paintings of ancient Egyptian tombs

MARIA Reactor Irradiation Technology Capabilities towards Advanced Applications

In situ macro X‐Ray fluorescence scanning on a Leonardo da Vinci portrait

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