Development of an external beam nuclear microprobe on the Aglae facility of the Louvre museum

被引:88
作者
Calligaro, T [1 ]
Dran, JC [1 ]
Ioannidou, E [1 ]
Moignard, B [1 ]
Pichon, L [1 ]
Salomon, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CNRS UMR 171, C2RMF, Ctr Rech & Restaurat Musees France, F-75041 Paris 01, France
关键词
nuclear microprobe; external beam; PIXE; RBS;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00899-X
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The external beam Line of our facility has been recently equipped with the focusing system previously mounted on a classical nuclear microprobe. When using a 0.1 mu m thick Si3N4 foil for the exit window and flowing helium on the sample under analysis, a beam spot as small as 10 mu m is attainable at a distance of 3 mm from the window. Elemental micromapping is performed by mechanical scanning. An electronic device has been designed which allows XY scanning by moving the sample under the beam by steps down to 0.1 mu m. Beam monitoring is carried out by means of the weak X-ray signal emitted by the exit foil and detected by a specially designed Si(Li) detector cooled by Peltier effect. The characteristics of external beams of protons and alpha particles are evaluated by means of resonance scanning and elemental mapping of a grid. An example of application is presented, dealing with elemental micro-mapping of inclusions in gemstones. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:328 / 333
页数:6
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