ArtTAX - a new mobile spectrometer for energy-dispersive micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry on art and archaeological objects |
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Authors: | H Bronk S R?hrs A Bjeoumikhov N Langhoff J Schmalz R Wedell H E Gorny A Herold U Waldschl?ger |
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Affiliation: | Technische Universit?t Berlin, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Germany. bronoecc@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de |
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Abstract: | A newly developed spectrometer for energy-dispersive micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has been designed for the demands of archaeometry. ArtTAX combines the advantages of non-destructive and sensitive multi-elemental analysis at sub-mm resolution with the possibility of working outside the laboratory. The spectrometer consists of an air-cooled, low-power molybdenum tube, new generation polycapillary X-ray optics, a silicon drift detector without the need for liquid-nitrogen cooling, a CCD camera, and three light diodes for sample positioning. The motor-driven measurement head is fixed on a x,y,z-flexible tripod support which can be assembled and dismantled within minutes. The spot size of the primary X-ray beam was determined to be 94 microm for the Cu(Kalpha) energy, the detection limits are in a range of a few tens of microg g(-1) for the medium energy-range in glass. Additional open helium purging in the excitation and detection paths enables the determination of elements down to sodium, thus avoiding vacuum conditions or a size-limiting sample chamber. A selection of qualitative and quantitative results on pigment, metal, glass, and enamel analyses are presented to show the potential of ArtTAX in the field of art and archaeology. |
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