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Study of metallic pieces from the Andalusian baroque period with micro X-ray diffraction and micro X-ray fluorescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2011

A. Muñoz-Páez ,
L. K. Herrera ,
A. Justo ,
J. A. Sans  and
G. Martínez-Criado
A. Muñoz-Páez*
Affiliation:
ICMS-Inorganic Chemistry Department, CSIC-University of Seville, Avda Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
L. K. Herrera
Affiliation:
Technology centre Aimen, C/Relva 27 A Porriño, 36.410 Pontevedra, Spain
A. Justo
Affiliation:
ICMS-Inorganic Chemistry Department, CSIC-University of Seville, Avda Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
J. A. Sans
Affiliation:
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex, France
G. Martínez-Criado
Affiliation:
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex, France
*
†Email address for correspondence:[email protected]
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Abstract

Within the framework of a wide study of pieces of cultural heritage from the Andalusian baroque period, synchrotron radiation techniques were used to characterize the metallic parts of mirrors and musical organ pipes. By using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) with micrometre resolution information was obtained which was relevant either in the conservation or in the identification of these pieces. By monitoring with micro X-ray diffraction (μXRD) the degradation process of the amalgam of the mirrors, the evolution of the corrosion products could be followed. The identification and distribution of trace elements of tin and lead phases forming the organ metal pipes was carried out with the aid of micro X-ray fluorescence (μXRF). This technique allowed for the quantification of the elemental distributions in the major and minor components, knowledge useful to improve the manufacture of modern musical organs.

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Diamond Light Source Proceedings , Volume 1 , Issue SRMS-7 , October 2010 , e127
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Copyright © Diamond Light Source Ltd 2011

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