Biology Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-20-2016
Journal
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies
Volume
14
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
6
URL with Digital Object Identifier
http://doi.org/10.5334/jcms.126
Abstract
This study was undertaken to ascertain whether radiation produced by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), micro-computed tomography (μCT) and/or portable handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) equipment might damage wood artifacts during analysis. Changes at the molecular level were monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. No significant changes in FTIR spectra were observed as a result of μCT or handheld XRF analysis. No substantial changes in the collected FTIR spectra were observed when XPS analytical times on the order of minutes were used. However, XPS analysis collected over tens of hours did produce significant changes in the FTIR spectra.
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The final publication can be found here: http://doi.org/10.5334/jcms.126