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Dynamical Theory of Parametric X-ray Radiation
Previous chapters demonstrate a close analogue between the theory of parametric X-ray radiation (PXR) in thin crystals and the kinematic theory of...
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Radiation from a Charged Particle in Periodic Media: Classical Theory
The method of pseudophotons, considered in the previous chapter, is convenient for qualitative analysis of parametric X-ray radiation (PXR). PXR in...
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Electromagnetic Radiation from a Charged Particle in Crystals: Qualitative Consideration
Electromagnetic radiation caused by motion of a charged particle has been studied for more than 100 years. It was firmly believed for an appreciable...
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Prospective Applications of PXR
The previous chapters concern the fundamental properties of PXR, which have been experimentally observed and theoretically explained. The most recent...
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PXR from Nonrelativistic Electrons
The observation of parametric X-ray radiation (PXR) from ultrarelativistic electrons with energy E ≥ 50 MeV, considered in the preceding chapters,...
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High-Resolution PXR Experiments
The PXR experiments discussed in the previous chapter are referred to as low-resolution scale (LRS) measurements, according to the classification in...
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Interpretation of Experimental Results
Experimental studies of PXR have been performed in a wide range of electron energies. As already mentioned in Sect. 1.4, PXR was first experimentally...
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Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of a Putative Seventeenth Century Oil Painting Depicting William Shakespeare
Raman spectroscopy of pigment specimens excised from a putative portrait in oils on canvas of William Shakespeare have confirmed that they are...
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“Noli Me Tangere”: A Renaissance Original? A Holistic Analytical Spectroscopic Challenge
A prime conclusion that can be derived from the interpretation of analytical scientific signatures of pigments and associated materials in an artwork...
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Archaeology of Biomaterials: Mummies, Ivories, Resins and Textiles
This chapter reviews some of the major advances made using Raman spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the characterisation of biomaterials in...
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Case Study: Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Welsh Porcelains
In the first quarter of the nineteenth century the factories established at Swansea and Nantgarw created some of the finest quality porcelain in the...
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Case Study: A Unique Rockingham English Porcelain Table: A Holistic Forensic Appraisal
The Raman spectroscopic analysis of the porcelain top of a unique padauk wood tripod table has confirmed its attribution to the Rockingham porcelain...
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Glass, Pottery and Enamelled Artefacts
The basis of the generation of characteristic Raman spectral signatures of glass, pottery and enamelled artefacts is considered and the theory...
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Cave Paintings and Rock Art
Raman spectroscopic studies of artworks in rock shelters and caves is now well established and the analytical information provided has been much more...
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Pigments, Dyes and Colouring Agents
The diverse area of pigments and dyes and their degradation products is considered here commencing with the detailed historical chronology of Raman...
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Analytical Raman Spectroscopy of Manuscripts and Maps: The Role of Inks
Much research on ancient manuscripts has dealt with the identification and use of the pigments in their historiation and the degradation of the...
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Raman Analysis: What Is Straightforward, What Is Difficult and Future Perspectives
The change in emphasis of the requirements for sampling for Raman spectral data acquisition over the 100 years of the existence of the Raman Effect...
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Case Study: The Shroud of Turin – Iconic Relic or Fake? The Role of Raman Spectroscopic Analysis in Its Forensic Appraisal.
One of the most important linen textile specimens to be subjected to scientific analysis is unquestionably the Shroud of Turin, which is believed by...
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A Little Knowledge is A Dangerous Thing: A Miscellany of Faux-Pas in the Cultural Heritage of Literature
In the nineteenth century, literature started to address the public awareness of science, especially the applications of forensic scientific...
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Raman Spectroscopy in Cultural Heritage Preservation
This book addresses the application of Raman spectroscopic techniques to a range of diverse problems which arise in the study, conservation and...