title: X-ray fluorescence analyzers for investigating postmediaeval pottery from Southern Moravia.
abstract: This paper deals with an investigation of ceramic archaeological finds with the use of in-situ X-ray fluorescence analysis. Firstly, three configurations of X-ray fluorescence analyzers constructed and used at the Czech Technical University in Prague are described and compared for use in a non-destructive survey of siliceous materials. Detection limits, depth of analysis, the relation of the analyzed area, the homogeneity of the samples, and variations in the element concentrations are discussed. Secondly, many shards of postmediaeval pottery from Southern Moravia are analyzed with X-ray fluorescence analysis and some of them also with electron microprobe analysis. Selected results are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic. tomas.trojek@fjfi.cvut.cz
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trojek
authors.forename: Matin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hlozek
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cechák
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Musílek
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000032:analysis*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D018153:Czech Republic; D049691:History, Medieval; D008373:Manuscripts as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012613:Sculpture / Q000266:history*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents