2.9. Neutron activation analysis of archaeological artifacts

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Qumran site and samples Analysis of Qumran Pottery should establish the origin of dead sea scroll containers and yield information on the cultural connection with other groups and villages. Is there a difference between pottery found in the caves and at the Qumran site? Was the pottery made locally or was it imported?
Taking & Preparing a Sample A pottery sample is taken by grinding off 100 mg of ceramic resulting into a powder. This is then mixed with pure cellulose (50 mg) (as a binder) and pressed into a pellet of uniform size and thickness. The pellets--representing sherds or complete vessels--are wrapped in pure aluminum and set on edge into an aluminum capsule which is sent to a nuclear reactor where it is submitted to a neutron flux. Two or more samples of a standard of known chemical composition are added to the rest of the pellets.
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Page 3 and 4: Accelerator based neutron source Ne
Page 5 and 6: Neutron spectrum Quasi-Maxwell-Dist
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Page 9 and 10: Efficiency and Count Rate Efficienc
Page 11 and 12: Comparison with official mint state
Page 13: The Qumran Scrolls
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Page 19 and 20: Long-lived Isotopes Gamma-ray spect
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