Publication detail

Depth-resolved analysis of historical painting model samples by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and handheld X-ray fluorescence

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, E. NOVOTNÝ, K. POŘÍZKA, P. HRADIL, D. HRADILOVÁ, J. KAISER, J. KANICKÝ, V.

Original Title

Depth-resolved analysis of historical painting model samples by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and handheld X-ray fluorescence

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Paintings represent composed materials arranged in successive layers. Development of a suitable method for a depth-profiling analysis is essential for acquiring the information on the stratigraphy as well as on the chemical composition of individual layers, revealing the pigments which had been used. In this study, a depth-resolved analysis of multi-layered model samples of historical easel paintings was performed by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) in combination with non-invasive X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The LIBS analysis was carried out using modified laser ablation system, UP-266 MACRO, equipped with a Czerny-Turner spectrometer. The XRF analysis was performed by handheld spectrometer, Delta Premium. In LIBS experiments, a set of six spots was examined with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 pulses respectively, for each of the studied paint samples. Digital and 3D optical microscopy was employed to measure individual layer thickness and to obtain the information on average ablation rates of each sample. The chemical composition of the model samples with each layer partly uncovered was known, and this enabled to directly compare the results obtained by LIBS depth profiling with a fast analysis carried out with the handheld XRF spectrometer. The LIBS depth profiling proved to be a suitable method to distinguish layers of a different material composition and estimate their thickness. The combined use of LIBS and XRF analyses offered essential complementary information on the elemental composition of analysed multi-layered samples.

Keywords

LIBS; XRF; depth profiling; paintings; ablation rate

Authors

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, E.; NOVOTNÝ, K.; POŘÍZKA, P.; HRADIL, D.; HRADILOVÁ, J.; KAISER, J.; KANICKÝ, V.

Released

1. 9. 2018

Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

0584-8547

Periodical

Spectrochimica Acta Part B

Year of study

147

Number

147

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

100

Pages to

108

Pages count

9

BibTex

@article{BUT148666,
  author="Eva {Zikmundová} and Karel {Novotný} and Pavel {Pořízka} and David {Hradil} and Janka {Hradilová} and Jozef {Kaiser} and Viktor {Kanický}",
  title="Depth-resolved analysis of historical painting model samples by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and handheld X-ray fluorescence",
  journal="Spectrochimica Acta Part B",
  year="2018",
  volume="147",
  number="147",
  pages="100--108",
  doi="10.1016/j.sab.2018.05.018",
  issn="0584-8547"
}