Ion beam analysis in archaeology: accelerator based techniques for non-destructive elemental analysis

Abstract

The use of ion beam analysis (IBA) in arts and archaeological sciences has increased significantly during the last decade and several research groups have focused on this application of IBA. The main reason for this development is the non-destructive character of these techniques. In this paper a comprehensive overview of this develop-ment is given together with some detailed examples from the author's laboratory and others. The use of traditional IBA is complemented by microanalytical methods.