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Radiation Defects in Lime Mortars and Plasters Studied by EPR Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2020

Zuzanna Kabacińska Open the ORCID record for Zuzanna Kabacińska [Opens in a new window] ,
Danuta Michalska Open the ORCID record for Danuta Michalska [Opens in a new window]  and
Bernadeta Dobosz
Zuzanna Kabacińska*
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznań University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965Poznań, Poland
Danuta Michalska
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Krygowskiego 12, 61-680Poznań, Poland
Bernadeta Dobosz
Affiliation:
Medical Physics and Radiospectroscopy Division, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614Poznań, Poland
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*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a well-established method of dating based on trapped charges, applied to various crystalline materials, including carbonates, bones, and teeth. It provides a detailed insight into the structure of radiation defects—paramagnetic centers generated by irradiation, without the need of a painstaking sample preparation, often challenging in other methods. Using EPR we studied the effect of γ radiation on lime mortars and plasters from ancient settlement Hippos in Israel, in order to analyze the process of defect generation. Analysis of the complex spectra revealed the presence of radiation-induced species, including CO2–, NO32– and organic radical. Using an artificial UV source, we generated relatively strong signals of paramagnetic centers, analogous to those created by γ irradiation, reaching their maximum intensity after 5–6 hr of UV exposure. Our results confirm the previous reports that radiation defects can also be generated, instead of bleached, in calcite by UV radiation, which is crucial for identifying the issues related to light exposition, affecting the accuracy of age determinations in trapped-charge dating methods.

Keywords

calciteEPRmortarradiation defectsUV light
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Research Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 62 , Issue 3: MoDIM 2018 Proceedings of the Mortar Dating International Meeting , June 2020 , pp. 713 - 724
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© 2020 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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Selected Papers from the Mortar Dating International Meeting, Pessac, France, 25–27 Oct. 2018

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