Comptes Rendus
no. 7
Applications of synchrotron X-ray nano-probes in the field of cultural heritage
[Application des nano-faisceaux de rayons X synchrotron dans le domaine du patrimoine]
Marine Cotte1, 2  ; Anaïs Genty-Vincent3 ; Koen Janssens4 ; Jean Susini1
1 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), BP 220, 38043 Grenoble cedex, France
2 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'archéologie moléculaire et structurale (LAMS), UMR 8220, 75005 Paris, France
3 Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF), Palais du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France
4 Department of Chemistry, AXES Research Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 19 (2018) no. 7, pp. 575-588.

Le domaine du patrimoine bénéficie de plus en plus des techniques utilisant le rayonnement synchrotron. Cette revue se concentre sur les nano-sondes, qui permettent des analyses précises de fragments prélevés sur des œuvres historiques ou modèles. Selon l'information souhaitée, de nombreuses techniques nano-analytiques peuvent être utilisées, donnant simultanément accès à l'identification et à la localisation des différents composants. Plus précisément, la nano-fluorescence, la nano-diffraction et la nano-spectroscopie d'absorption des rayons X sondent respectivement la composition élémentaire, les structures cristallines et la spéciation. Parallèlement, les techniques basées sur la tomographie par rayons X caractérisent la morphologie et, en particulier, la porosité des matériaux.

Synchrotron-based techniques are increasingly used in the field of cultural heritage, and this review focuses notably on the application of nano-beams to access high-spatial-resolution information on fragments sampled in historical or model artworks. Depending on the targeted information, various nano-analytical techniques can be applied, providing both identification and localization of the various components. More precisely, nano-X-ray fluorescence probes elements, nano-X-ray diffraction identify crystalline phases, and nano X-ray absorption spectroscopy is sensitive to speciation. Furthermore, computed tomography-based techniques can provide useful information about the morphology and in particular the porosity of materials.

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DOI : 10.1016/j.crhy.2018.07.002
Keywords: Synchrotron, Nano-probe, Cultural heritage, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Mot clés : Synchrotron, Nano-sonde, Patrimoine, Fluorescence des rayons X, Diffraction des rayons X, Spectroscopie d'absorption des rayons X
Marine Cotte 1, 2 ; Anaïs Genty-Vincent 3 ; Koen Janssens 4 ; Jean Susini 1

1 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), BP 220, 38043 Grenoble cedex, France
2 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'archéologie moléculaire et structurale (LAMS), UMR 8220, 75005 Paris, France
3 Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF), Palais du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France
4 Department of Chemistry, AXES Research Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium 
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Marine Cotte; Anaïs Genty-Vincent; Koen Janssens; Jean Susini. Applications of synchrotron X-ray nano-probes in the field of cultural heritage. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 19 (2018) no. 7, pp. 575-588. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2018.07.002. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2018.07.002/

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