Application of LIBS in the analysis of archaeological objects

Kristalia Melessanaki; Susan C. Ferrence; Philip P. Betancourt; Dmitrios Anglos

doi:10.1117/12.524915

19 November 2003 Application of LIBS in the analysis of archaeological objects

Kristalia Melessanaki, Susan C. Ferrence, Philip P. Betancourt, Dmitrios Anglos

Proceedings Volume 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.524915
Event: 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, 2002, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Examples from the application of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in the characterization and analysis of objects of archaeological importance are presented. In particular the use of a transportable LIBS system in a laboratory of archaeological conservation (INSTAP, Study Center for East Crete) is described. The instrument was employed in the examination of several artifacts found in archaeological excavations in eastern Crete, Greece. The results demonstrate the potential of the LIBS technique for performing routine, rapid, on site analysis of archaeological objects, which leads to the quick characterization or screening of different types of objects.

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Kristalia Melessanaki, Susan C. Ferrence, Philip P. Betancourt, and Dmitrios Anglos "Application of LIBS in the analysis of archaeological objects", Proc. SPIE 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, (19 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.524915

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