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Measurements of non-Rutherford cross sections for 4-15 MeV alpha particles on light elements from C to Si
Chene, Grégoire; Mathis, François; Fleury-Frenette, Karl et al.
201311th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology - ECAART 11
 

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Keywords :
IBA; Crosssections; Backscattering; alpha particles
Abstract :
[en] These last years Ion Beam Analysis users show an interest in High Energy Alpha beams[1]. These beams can be used for on-site analysis by means of radioactive sources e.g. for space application but they also offer a powerful combination of properties for the analysis of thick layers (about 10 to 20 µm). This kind of layers is often met in cultural heritage applications but can be also present on new materials. Contrary to this kind of materials where the principal information needed is the in-depth profiles as the sample are of known composition, for cultural heritage materials the combination of elemental analysis and their in-depth distribution is essential as the nature of the material is a-priori not known. In this perspective high energy alpha beams can produce really interesting results as their PIXE cross-sections increase from 6 MeV while the lower penetration of the beam (comparing to classical protons beams) allows to limit the analysis to the layer of interest. For the elemental in depth distribution we take advantage of the good mass separation of the alpha particles and the non-Rutherford phenomena allow the analysis even of light elements which are of great interest in cultural heritage problematic as far as the cross section are well tabulated. Using two IBA facilities (AGLAE in Paris and the HE-HR beam line of the cyclotron in Liège University[2]) we explored the backscattering cross section of numerous light elements (from C to Si) from 4 to 15 MeV in order to check the lack in the literature, to verify the deviation from Rutherford law and compare it to the existing theoretical models. We begin to measure the needed cross sections using thick target in case of smooth cross section and thin layers for exploring important variation of the cross section.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Chene, Grégoire ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre européen en archéométrie
Mathis, François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Spectroscopie atomique et Physique des atomes froids
Fleury-Frenette, Karl ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège)
Pichon, Laurent;  Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication > Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France
Moignard, Brice;  Ministère de la Culture et de la Commuication > Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France
Holsbeek, Aymeric ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique nucléaire, atomique et spectroscopie
Walter, Philippe ;  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS > Université Pierre et Marie Curie > Laboratoire d’Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale
Language :
English
Title :
Measurements of non-Rutherford cross sections for 4-15 MeV alpha particles on light elements from C to Si
Publication date :
September 2013
Event name :
11th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology - ECAART 11
Event organizer :
Université de Namur - Université de Liège
Event place :
Namur, Belgium
Event date :
8-11 Septembre 2013
Audience :
International
Funders :
ULiège - Université de Liège [BE]
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