Simultaneous and integrated neutron-based techniques for material analysis of a metallic ancient flute

Festa, G.; Pietropaolo, A.; Grazzi, Francesco; Sutton, Lorenzo; Scherillo, A.; Bognetti, L; Bini, A. Calza; Barzagli, E.; Schooneveld, E.M.

doi:10.1088/0957-0233/24/9/095601

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“…This multi-tasking approach has been explored by [108] and the ANCIENT CHARM project [109], funded by the New and Emerging Science and Technology activity in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) of the European Union. Some successful pioneering archaeometrical measurements have been made [110,111].…”

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Radiative neutron capture as a counting technique at pulsed spallation neutron sources: a review of current progress

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Neutron scattering techniques are attracting an increasing interest from scientists in various research fields, ranging from physics and chemistry to biology and archaeometry. The success of these neutron scattering applications is stimulated by the development of higher performance instrumentation. The development of new techniques and concepts, including radiative capture based neutron detection, is therefore a key issue to be addressed.Radiative capture based neutron detectors utilize the emission of prompt gamma rays after neutron absorption in a suitable isotope and the detection of those gammas by a photon counter. They can be used as simple counters in the thermal region and (simultaneously) as energy selector and counters for neutrons in the eV energy region. Several years of extensive development have made eV neutron spectrometers operating in the so-called resonance detector spectrometer (RDS) configuration outperform their conventional counterparts. In fact, the VESUVIO spectrometer, a flagship instrument at ISIS serving a continuous user programme for eV inelastic neutron spectroscopy measurements, is operating in the RDS configuration since 2007.In this review, we discuss the physical mechanism underlying the RDS configuration and the development of associated instrumentation. A few successful neutron scattering experiments that utilize the radiative capture counting techniques will be presented together with the potential of this technique for thermal neutron diffraction measurements. We also outline possible improvements and future perspectives for radiative capture based neutron detectors in neutron scattering application at pulsed neutron sources.

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“…Italian researchers have actively participated in international projects such as the Ancient Charm [8] within the European FP7 and the research activities within the NMI3 access program [10]. The emerging use of neutron imaging for examination of archaeological objects has demonstrated how unique neutron data can be correlated with information about the social and technological contexts of craft technologies [11]. Fig.…”

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Applications of Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources: An Updated Assessment from the Perspective of Materials Research in Italy

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In 2005 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna published a report [1] on ‘Development\ud Opportunities of Small and Medium Scale Accelerator Driven Neutron Sources’ which summarized the prospect of\ud smaller sources in supporting the large spallation neutron sources for materials characterization and instrumentation, a theme advocated by Bauer, Clausen, Mank, and Mulhauser in previous publications [2-4]. In 2010 the Union for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (UCANS) was established [5], galvanizing cross-disciplinary collaborations on new source and neutronics development and expanded applications based on both slow-neutron scattering and other neutron-matter interactions of neutron energies ranging from 10-6 to 102 MeV [6]. Here, we first cover the recent development of ongoing and prospective projects of compact accelerator-driven neutron sources (CANS) but concentrate on prospective accelerators currently proposed in Italy. Two active R&D topics, irradiation effects on electronics and cultural heritage studies, are chosen to illustrate the impact of state-of-the-art CANS on these programs with respect to the characteristics and complementarity of the accelerator and neutronics systems as well as instrumentation developmen

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Probing Our Heritage with Neutrons—One Successful Story

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Neutron Methods for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

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Simultaneous and integrated neutron-based techniques for material analysis of a metallic ancient flute

Cited by 10 publications

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Radiative neutron capture as a counting technique at pulsed spallation neutron sources: a review of current progress

Radiative neutron capture as a counting technique at pulsed spallation neutron sources: a review of current progress

Applications of Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources: An Updated Assessment from the Perspective of Materials Research in Italy

Probing Our Heritage with Neutrons—One Successful Story

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