Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artistic pigments, paints, and paintings by means of X-ray methods

K Janssens, G Van der Snickt, F Vanmeert… - Analytical Chemistry for …, 2017 - Springer
Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

Practical advances towards safer analysis of heritage samples and objects

L Bertrand, S Schöder, I Joosten, SM Webb… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, we have seen a significant increase in interest in the effects of irradiation
used for analytical purposes on art, archaeological, palaeontological and …

Raman spectroscopy of the photosensitive pigment Prussian blue

G Moretti, C Gervais - Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Prussian blue is a pigment highly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, visible light
included. This photosensitivity, associated with a complex redox behavior, causes a …

Characterization and utilization of Prussian blue and its pigments

F Grandjean, L Samain, GJ Long - Dalton transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review deals with our long-range goal of determining why the Prussian blue pigments,
typically either the “soluble” KFeIII [FeII (CN) 6]· xH2O or the alternative “insoluble” FeIII4 …

Damages induced by synchrotron radiation-based X-ray microanalysis in chrome yellow paints and related Cr-compounds: Assessment, quantification, and mitigation …

L Monico, M Cotte, F Vanmeert, L Amidani… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synchrotron radiation (SR)-based X-ray methods are powerful analytical tools for several
purposes. They are widely used to probe the degradation mechanisms of inorganic artists' …

New reflections on hard X-ray photon-in/photon-out spectroscopy

S Lafuerza, M Retegan, B Detlefs, R Chatterjee… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Analysis of the electronic structure and local coordination of an element is an important
aspect in the study of the chemical and physical properties of materials. This is particularly …

Nondestructive Characterization of Magnetic Polymeric Scaffolds Using Terahertz Time-of-Flight Imaging

S Zappia, R Scapaticci, MB Lodi, A Fanti… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic scaffolds (MagS) are 3-D composite materials, in which magnetic nanoparticles
(MNPs) are used to load a polymeric matrix. Due to their wide use in several medical …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc K-edge XANES spectroscopy of mineral and organic standards

EK Griffith, ED Ingall, PL Morton… - Journal of synchrotron …, 2019 - scripts.iucr.org
Zinc K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge (XANES) spectroscopy was conducted on 40 zinc
mineral samples and organic compounds. The K-edge position varied from 9660.5 to 9666.0 …

Determining optimum irradiation conditions for the analysis of vermilion by Raman spectroscopy

A Philippidis, A Mikallou, D Anglos - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2021 - Springer
A thorough investigation has been conducted on the interaction of laser light with vermilion
(α-HgS, mercury II sulfide), a common red pigment used by artists, during its analysis by …

[HTML][HTML] Deeper insights into the photoluminescence properties and (photo) chemical reactivity of cadmium red (CdS1− xSex) paints in renowned twentieth century …

L Monico, F Rosi, R Vivani, L Cartechini… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
Cadmium red is the name used for denoting a class of twentieth century artists' pigments
described by the general formula CdS 1− x Se x. For their vibrant hues and excellent …