Texture and structure studies on marbles from Villa Adriana via neutron diffraction technique

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Filabozzi, A.^; | Andreani, C.^; | de Pascale, M.P.^; | Gorini, G.^; | Pietropaolo, A.^; | Perelli Cippo, E.^; | Senesi, R.^; | Tardocchi, M. | Kockelmann, W.

Affiliations: Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy | INFM UdR Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy | INFN Unità di Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy | Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy | INFM UdR Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy | ISIS Facility, Chilton, UK

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Abstract: The primary objective of this work is the characterisation of ancient roman marble fragments through neutron diffraction, a non-destructive experimental method. The neutron diffractometer ROTAX, operating at the pulsed neutron source ISIS, in the UK has been used to determine composition down to a 0.5 wt% level and to obtain information on preferred orientations of grains in the marble tiles.

Keywords: Ancient Roman marbles, Neutron diffraction, Textures

DOI: 10.1080/10238160600673128

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 55-58, 2006