X-ray fluorescence analysis of ancient glasses

摘要

Different analytical methods can be applied to the analysis of the chemical composition of archeological artefacts. The methods presently used to examine archeological artefacts include: emission spectrometry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, x-ray fluorescence spectrometry and neutron activation. The use of these techniques is limited by several factors such as: a) the size of a sample that can be taken from the object, b) the availability of the method in the sense of easy access, and c) the cost of and time spent for the analysis.