Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples
Abstract In this work, we tested a setup of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) excited by proton-induced quasi-monochromatic X-rays (proton-induced XRF (PIXRF)) as a low-radiation dose analytical technique for precious cultural heritage samples. The low-dose performance of the PIXRF is experimentally assessed...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SpringerOpen
2023-05-01
|
| Series: | Heritage Science |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00946-z |
| _version_ | 1797822750678581248 |
|---|---|
| author | Yoshiyuki Oguri Hitoshi Fukuda Jun Hasegawa Naoto Hagura |
| author_facet | Yoshiyuki Oguri Hitoshi Fukuda Jun Hasegawa Naoto Hagura |
| author_sort | Yoshiyuki Oguri |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract In this work, we tested a setup of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) excited by proton-induced quasi-monochromatic X-rays (proton-induced XRF (PIXRF)) as a low-radiation dose analytical technique for precious cultural heritage samples. The low-dose performance of the PIXRF is experimentally assessed in comparison with the performance of a conventional XRF. For this assessment, we prepared test samples, which simulated original Japanese paintings with copper-bearing pigments. By introducing a figure-of-merit, the PIXRF is found to potentially give a better performance in terms of the radiation dose to the sample and the limit of detection, albeit the degraded multi-elemental analytical capability. PIXRF can be a cost-effective method to perform low dose measurements of precious samples, if introduced in an existing PIXE facility. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-13T10:13:47Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9a3b05263e7942adbc8db6fce86b3763 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2050-7445 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-13T10:13:47Z |
| publishDate | 2023-05-01 |
| publisher | SpringerOpen |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Heritage Science |
| spelling | doaj.art-9a3b05263e7942adbc8db6fce86b37632023-05-21T11:23:03ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452023-05-0111111210.1186/s40494-023-00946-zLow-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samplesYoshiyuki Oguri0Hitoshi Fukuda1Jun Hasegawa2Naoto Hagura3NAT Research Center, NAT CorporationSafety and Radiation Management Division, Open Facility Center, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyLaboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Nuclear Safety Engineering, Tokyo City UniversityAbstract In this work, we tested a setup of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) excited by proton-induced quasi-monochromatic X-rays (proton-induced XRF (PIXRF)) as a low-radiation dose analytical technique for precious cultural heritage samples. The low-dose performance of the PIXRF is experimentally assessed in comparison with the performance of a conventional XRF. For this assessment, we prepared test samples, which simulated original Japanese paintings with copper-bearing pigments. By introducing a figure-of-merit, the PIXRF is found to potentially give a better performance in terms of the radiation dose to the sample and the limit of detection, albeit the degraded multi-elemental analytical capability. PIXRF can be a cost-effective method to perform low dose measurements of precious samples, if introduced in an existing PIXE facility.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00946-zXRFPIXEProton-induced X-rayRadiation damageLimit of detectionRadiation dose |
| spellingShingle | Yoshiyuki Oguri Hitoshi Fukuda Jun Hasegawa Naoto Hagura Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples Heritage Science XRF PIXE Proton-induced X-ray Radiation damage Limit of detection Radiation dose |
| title | Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples |
| title_full | Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples |
| title_fullStr | Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples |
| title_short | Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples |
| title_sort | low radiation dose xrf excited by mev protons for cultural heritage samples |
| topic | XRF PIXE Proton-induced X-ray Radiation damage Limit of detection Radiation dose |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00946-z |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yoshiyukioguri lowradiationdosexrfexcitedbymevprotonsforculturalheritagesamples AT hitoshifukuda lowradiationdosexrfexcitedbymevprotonsforculturalheritagesamples AT junhasegawa lowradiationdosexrfexcitedbymevprotonsforculturalheritagesamples AT naotohagura lowradiationdosexrfexcitedbymevprotonsforculturalheritagesamples |