Analysis of 18th-19th century's historical samples of Iranian ink and paper belonging to the Qajar dynasty

摘要

Thirteen historical Iranian manuscripts belonging to the Qajar dynasty (18th-19th Century BC) were investigated by micro-PIXE technique using Van de Graaff accelerator in the Nuclear Science & Technology Research Institute in Iran.rnThe aim of the present work has mainly been to determine the elemental composition of different inks and papers. In addition, the effects due to the variation of thickness and texture of the paper were simultaneously measured with the off-axis STTM technique. Elemental maps by micro-PIXE were compared to photographs taken in visible light.