The Copper CHARM Set: A New Set of Certified Reference Materials for the Standardization of Quantitative X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Heritage Copper Alloys* |
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| Authors: | A Heginbotham J Bassett D Bourgarit C Eveleigh L Glinsman D Hook D Smith R J Speakman A Shugar R Van Langh |
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| Institution: | 1. Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation Department, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA;2. Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France;3. MBH Analytical Limited, Holland House, Barnet, UK;4. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA;5. The British Museum, London, UK;6. Center for Applied Isotope Studies, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;7. Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, USA;8. Het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This paper introduces a new set of certified reference materials designed to aid scientists and conservators working in cultural heritage fields with quantitative X‐ray fluorescence analysis of historical and prehistoric copper alloys. This set has been designated as the Copper CHARM Set (Cultural Heritage Alloy Reference Material Set). The Copper CHARM Set is designed to be used by a wide range of museum‐, art‐ and archaeology‐oriented scientists and conservators to help improve the accuracy and range of their calibrations for quantitative ED–XRF spectrometry of copper alloys, and also increase the number of elements that can routinely be quantified. In addition, the common use of a single core set of the reference materials is designed to significantly improve inter‐laboratory reproducibility, allowing greater data sharing between researchers and thus furthering possibilities for collaborative study. |
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| Keywords: | X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) Certified reference material (CRM) Calibration Copper alloy |
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