Chinese Journal of Physics[V35-No.6]

VOLUME 35, NUMBER 6, PART II

DECEMBER 1997

Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) in Multielemental Analysis
E. K. Lin, C. W. Wang, Y. C. Yu, T. Y. Liu, T. P. Tan, and J. W. Chiou Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115, R.O.C. (Received November 16, 1997)
In this paper, we report some recent results of PIXE elemental analysis. Using PIXE technique, measurements for a collection of precious ancient Chinese artifacts have been performed with 3 MeV protons from our 9SDH-2 tandem accelerator. From the elemental determination with external-beam PIXE and vacuum-beam PIXE, the major and minor elemental contents of ancient bronzes and potsherds were obtained. The samples studied include fragments of bronze weapons of Yin-Shang and Chou dynasties ( ~1600 BC), and Penghu potsherds recently recovered from deep seabed in the Penghu coast near Taiwan. Details of experimental results are given and discussed.

Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) in
Multielemental Analysis

E. K. Lin, C. W. Wang, Y. C. Yu, T. Y. Liu, T. P. Tan, and J. W. Chiou

Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica,
Taipei, Taiwan 115, R.O.C.

(Received November 16, 1997)

In this paper, we report some recent results of PIXE elemental analysis. Using PIXE technique, measurements for a collection of precious ancient Chinese artifacts have been performed with 3 MeV protons from our 9SDH-2 tandem accelerator. From the elemental determination with external-beam PIXE and vacuum-beam PIXE, the major and minor elemental contents of ancient bronzes and potsherds were obtained. The samples studied include fragments of bronze weapons of Yin-Shang and Chou dynasties ( ~1600 BC), and Penghu potsherds recently recovered from deep seabed in the Penghu coast near Taiwan. Details of experimental results are given and discussed.

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