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A Forward Recoil Energy Spectrometry (Fres) Test of Hydrogen Reduction as a Strategy for Firing of Chinese Ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Tim Levine ,
Pamela B. Vandiver  and
James W. Mayer
Tim Levine
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Pamela B. Vandiver
Affiliation:
Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560
James W. Mayer
Affiliation:
Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1704
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Abstract

We have investigated successfully the hydrogen concentration of samples of modern roof tile from the Shanghai Roof Tile and Brick Works. The intent of the investigation is to determine the applicability of ion beam analysis in the form of Forward Recoil Energy Spectrometry (FRES) to the analysis of the hydrogen content of the samples. We can measure hydrogen introduced during firing in modern bricks that we know were fired using hydrogen reduction. Completion of this feasilibity test allows us to propose sampling and testing ancient Chinese ceramics and to use the modern roof tile samples as a baseline for comparison.

Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 167
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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