ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Non invasive characterization through neutron imaging of ancient Indonesian Keris from the Wallace Collection

Abstract: The keris is the distinctive weapon of Malaysia and Indonesia. It is found in a variety of forms but, typically, it is an elongated dagger or short sword of slender proportions with a blade of rough pattern-welded texture sharpened on both edges [1].All good Southeast Asian keris are made of two sorts of metal, iron (or steel) and pamor welded together in intricate patterns and subsequently brought out on the polished surface of the blade by etching.Pamor, is the etch-resistant component traditionally used in the blades, and includes a variety of metals.In order to obtain metallurgical information about the composite structure of three keris, we plan to perform a combined analysis of neutron diffraction and neutron imaging which will provide the best combination of morphological and structural details.

Principal Investigator: Dr Francesco Grazzi
Local Contact: Dr Winfried Kockelmann
Experimenter: Mr David Edge
Experimenter: Dr John Nandris
Experimenter: Dr Alan Williams
Experimenter: Dr Anna Fedrigo
Experimenter: Mr Simon Metcalf
Experimenter: Dr Nicla Gelli
Experimenter: Mr Stephen Craig

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1810170

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1810170

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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