Synchrotron analysis for cultural heritage research
14 December 2004 - 18 December 2004
Material characterisation using photon beams is undergoing a profound revolution with the development of synchrotron techniques, allowing for an improved sensitivity of spectroscopic and diffraction techniques, coupled characterisations and 2D- (or 3D-) imaging. Synchrotron beams can now be focused to sub-micrometric spots, therefore enabling very precise mappings of composition, structure and chemical information.
This last point is particularly relevant to ancient materials, of archaeological and cultural heritage interest, where a lot of information can be retrieved from the analysis of local heterogeneities ,(inclusions, surfaces, trace elements). Over the past 10 years, these ,new developments resulted in a steady increase in the number of research works on ancient materials using synchrotron radiation.
The training school will aim at providing scientists working on the analysis of ancient artifacts with an in-depth presentation of the new possibilities offered by synchrotron radiation techniques. Courses will include lectures presenting current challenges regarding the study of ancient metal, ancient pigments and organic materials. Tutorials will aim at combining these two approaches.
For the more information on G8 and the training school contact:
Loïc BERTRAND, ,Cultural heritage officer at SOLEIL ,email: loic.bertrand@synchrotron-soleil.fr,http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/anglais/industrie/patrimoine/newlights.html
For more information on COST-Heritage Programme contact:
Piotr SWIATEK,Scientific Officer,COST Physics, Materials, Heritage,email: pswiatek@cost.esf.org,http://cost.cordis.lu
This last point is particularly relevant to ancient materials, of archaeological and cultural heritage interest, where a lot of information can be retrieved from the analysis of local heterogeneities ,(inclusions, surfaces, trace elements). Over the past 10 years, these ,new developments resulted in a steady increase in the number of research works on ancient materials using synchrotron radiation.
The training school will aim at providing scientists working on the analysis of ancient artifacts with an in-depth presentation of the new possibilities offered by synchrotron radiation techniques. Courses will include lectures presenting current challenges regarding the study of ancient metal, ancient pigments and organic materials. Tutorials will aim at combining these two approaches.
For the more information on G8 and the training school contact:
Loïc BERTRAND, ,Cultural heritage officer at SOLEIL ,email: loic.bertrand@synchrotron-soleil.fr,http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/anglais/industrie/patrimoine/newlights.html
For more information on COST-Heritage Programme contact:
Piotr SWIATEK,Scientific Officer,COST Physics, Materials, Heritage,email: pswiatek@cost.esf.org,http://cost.cordis.lu