SR2A- 2010 - Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeometry (SR2A-2010)

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Category SR2A- 2010

Deadline: May 30, 2010 | Date: November 07, 2010-November 10, 2010

Venue/Country: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Updated: 2010-08-23 13:01:36 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

The programme of SR2A-2010 will consist of invited lectures, oral contributions, a poster session and discussion sessions. Session topics will be either method-oriented or problem-oriented. In particular, we welcome contributions that cover the full range of the SR2A scope: challenges from the cultural heritage field, methods developed in the SR domain and new insights through multidisciplinary interaction.

Your active participation is highly encouraged.

Oral and poster contributions are welcomed on the following material types:

? Paintings, paints, drawings, etches,

? Artifacts in wood, metal, stone, ...

? Stained, enamelled and vessel glass

and related materials

on the use of the following methods of investigation:

? X-ray based spectroscopies (absorption, fluorescence, scattering, diffraction, ...)

? Macroscopic and microscopic imaging using penetrative radiation (X-rays, THz, IR, neutrons, ...)

and related techniques

and about the following problems:

? Degradation and alteration

? Technology of preparation and (creative) use of materials

? Authentication and provenancing

and related issues.