ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal
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Identification of the gemstone jet.
Abstract: Jet is a mineraloid that is found across the world and has been used as a gemstone since antiquity to make jewellery. Authenticating jet is difficult and most methods result in damage. There are circumstantial diagnostic tests for so-called ?true-jet?: when rubbed against unglazed porcelain, true jet will leave a brown streak, although there are other materials that will also do this. As it is basically coal, jet will burn with a sooty flame. For historical artefacts, such methods are clearly unacceptable and there is a need for a viable non-destructive technique that can examine a complete object. Inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy offers a potential solution. The technique is non-destructive, relatively large (several cm) samples can be measured, it is a bulk measurement, sample preparation is trivial and the entire ?infrared spectroscopy? 0-4000 cm-1 range is obtained.
Experimenter: Mr Adam Parker
Local Contact: Professor Stewart Parker
DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2000215
ISIS Experiment Number: RB2000215
| Part DOI | Instrument | Public release date | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2000215-1 | TOSCA | 12 May 2024 | Download |
Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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