X-Ray Spectrometry Study on Historical Decorative Glasses in Thailand: Lanna-Style Glass

Abstract:

t was known that historical objects were highly heterogeneous. Due to the complex nature of materials and objects, extremely sensitive, spatially resolved, multi-elemental and versatile analytical instruments were needed. The techniques employed should be as a noninvasive as possible and able to give complementary information from macroscopic to nanometer scales. In this work, X-ray based spectroscopy including energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDS), Proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE), and micro-beam X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (µ-XRF) were used to analyze chemical composition of the Lanna-style glass. Microstructure was also studied. It can be concluded that these techniques in combination are powerful for the investigation of heterogeneous glassy materials.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 620)
• Pages: 330-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.620.330
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Pisutti Dararutana, Krit Won-In, Sawet Intarasiri, Teerasak Kamwanna, Somchai Tancharakorn, Narin Sirikulrat, Christoph A. Hauzenberger
• Keywords: µ-XRF, Lanna-Style Decorative Glass, PIXE, SEM-EDS

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