Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 3, 033001(2011)

Nondestructive identification of ancient Chinese glasses by Raman and proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy

Hongxia Zhao1, Huansheng Cheng2, Qinghui Li1, and Fuxi Gan1,2
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  • 1Center of Sci-Tech Archaeology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    Nondestructive Raman spectroscopy and external-beam proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique to analyze eight ancient glasses unearthed from the provinces of Henan, Hubei, and Jiangsu, which allowes for a good characterization of the glass matrix and chemical compositions, is carried out. The results indicate that all the eight glass samples could be typically divided into three systems: faience (sample No. SZWG-4), PbO-BaO-SiO2 (sample Nos. NYWKI-5-1, HNWKII-88, and HNWKII-84), and Na2OCaO-SiO2 (sample Nos. HBWKI-16, HBWKI-17, HBWKI-18, and SZWG-1). Additional relationships between the Raman spectra and parameters, such as residues of raw materials and opacifying agent, are also discussed by respectively comparing them with similar glass samples excavated from other historical sites.

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    Hongxia Zhao, Huansheng Cheng, Qinghui Li, Fuxi Gan. Nondestructive identification of ancient Chinese glasses by Raman and proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2011, 9(3): 033001

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    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Aug. 5, 2010

    Accepted: Oct. 14, 2010

    Published Online: Mar. 4, 2011

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    DOI:10.3788/COL201109.033001

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