X-ray spectrometry study on historical decorative glasses in thailand: Lanna-style glass

• Main Authors: Pisutti Dararutana, Krit Won-In, Saweat Intarasiri, Teerasak Kamwanna, Somchai Tancharakorn, Narin Sirikulrat, Christoph A. Hauzenberger
• Format: Book Series
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Engineering
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84871902347&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52580
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

It was known that historical objects were highly heterogeneous. Due to the complex nature of materials and objects, extremely sensitive, spatially resolved, multi-elemental and versatile analytical instruments were needed. The techniques employed should be as a noninvasive as possible and able to give complementary information from macroscopic to nanometer scales. In this work, X-ray based spectroscopy including energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDS), Proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE), and micro-beam X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (μ-XRF) were used to analyze chemical composition of the Lanna-style glass. Microstructure was also studied. It can be concluded that these techniques in combination are powerful for the investigation of heterogeneous glassy materials. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.