Authentication of two samples of ancient Chinese coins with component element depth analysis by confocal 3D XRF

作者:Zhou, Peng; Liu, Zhiguo; Lin, Xiaoyan; Liu, Xin; Ye, Lei; Wang, Xingyi; Pan, Kai; Li, Yude*
来源:Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms , 2018, 423: 37-41.
DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2018.03.007

摘要

Two samples of ancient Chinese coins were analyzed with a confocal three-dimensional micro-X-ray fluoroscope. The depth distributions of elemental iron (Fe), calcium (Ca) and copper (Cu) were obtained based on this non-destructive measurement method. One coin, named "Chongning Tongbao", was certified as genuine in accordance with the available archaeological data, whereas another coin, named "Zhenglong Yuanbao", was identified as a reproduction.