Application of non-destructive neutron resonance capture analysis for investigation of women’s Old Believer cross dating back to the second half of the 17th century
Abstract
Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA) is presently being developed at the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP) to determine the elemental composition of samples. The NRCA is a nondestructive method that allows measuring objects’ bulk composition. The procedure is based on detecting neutron resonances in radiative capture and the measurement of the yield of reaction products in these resonances. The experiments are carried out at the Intense REsonance Neutron source (IREN). In this study, we applied the NRCA to investigate an archaeological object provided by the Museum and Exhibition Complex (MVK) "Volokolamsk Kremlin". The object was a women’s Old Believer cross (second half of the 17th century) found in the Moscow region, Volokolamsk district, the village of Chubarovo.
About the Authors
S. T. Mazhen
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; The Institute of Nuclear Physics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
P. V. Sedyshev
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
N. V. Simbirtseva
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; The Institute of Nuclear Physics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
A. M. Yergashov
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; The Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty, Kazakhstan; L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
A. Yu. Dmitriev
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
V. L. Ivchenkov
Museum and Exhibition Complex Volokolamsk Kremlin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
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Review
Supporting agencies: The authors express their gratitude to the staff of the IREN facility and A.P. Sumbaev, head of the Department of Accelerator Systems, to V.V. Kobets, head of sector No.5 of the Department of Injection and Rings of the Nuclotron (Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics), for ensuring uninterrupted operation of the facility in the process of measurements. For valuable discussions, we are also grateful to D. Borisov, a laboratory assistant of the Sector for Research of Neutron-Nuclear Interactions.
For citations:
Mazhen S.T., Sedyshev P.V., Simbirtseva N.V., Yergashov A.M., Dmitriev A.Yu., Ivchenkov V.L. Application of non-destructive neutron resonance capture analysis for investigation of women’s Old Believer cross dating back to the second half of the 17th century. Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials. 2021;5(4):181-187. https://doi.org/10.32523/ejpfm.2021050402
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