(1) Institute of Isotopes HAS, Budapest, P.O. Box 77, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary;(2) University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;(3) Institut Laue-Langevin, Paris, France;(4) University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Abstract:
The European collaboration “ANCIENT CHARM” () aims to develop new non-destructive neutron techniques to image the internal composition of complex archaeological objects
in order to answer various archaeological questions. Among these techniques, prompt gamma activation imaging (PGAI) and neutron
tomography (NT) form a unique combination which can determine the 3D distribution of most elements in objects with a non-destructive
procedure. A spatial resolution better than 2 mm has already been achieved in a moderately scattering matrix material.