255 research outputs found
Bidon, Labastide-de-Virac, Saint-Marcel-d’Ardèche – Grotte de la Tête du Lion, la Baume d’Oullins, Grotte des Deux-Ouvertures
L’analyse des constituants des peintures permet de rechercher les procédés et les techniques utilisés par les artistes, ainsi que les provenances des matières premières. Cette voie conduit à la définition d’ateliers, c’est-à-dire de groupes organisés socialement pour une production artistico-religieuse.L’étude sur les grottes à peinture des Gorges de l’Ardèche s’inscrit dans le travail entrepris depuis plusieurs années, qui vise à analyser toutes les manifestations colorées du Paléolithique ..
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Terahertz pulse investigation of paleolithic wall etchings
Results are presented of an examination of flow rock-covered Paleoloithic cave art using time-domain terahertz reflectometry
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Terahertz pulse imaging in archaeology
The work presented in this article was performed at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, on objects from their permanent collection: an ancient Egyptian bird mummy and three ancient Sumerian corroded copper-alloy objects. We used a portable, fiber-coupled terahertz time-domain spectroscopic imaging system, which allowed us to measure specimens in both transmission and reflection geometry, and present time- and frequency-based image modes. The results confirm earlier evidence that terahertz imaging can provide complementary information to that obtainable from x-ray CT scans of mummies, giving better visualisation of low density regions. In addition, we demonstrate that terahertz
imaging can distinguish mineralized layers in metal artifacts
Towards truly simultaneous PIXE and RBS analysis of layered objects in cultural heritage
For a long time, RBS and PIXE techniques have been used in the field of
cultural heritage. Although the complementarity of both techniques has long
been acknowledged, its full potential has not been yet developed due to the
lack of general purpose software tools for analysing the data from both
techniques in a coherent way. In this work we provide an example of how the
recent addition of PIXE to the set of techniques supported by the DataFurnace
code can significantly change this situation. We present a case in which a non
homogeneous sample (an oxidized metal from a photographic plate -heliography-
made by Niepce in 1827) is analysed using RBS and PIXE in a straightforward and
powerful way that can only be performed with a code that treats both techniques
simultaneously as a part of one single and coherent analysis. The optimization
capabilities of DataFurnace, allowed us to obtain the composition profiles for
these samples in a very simple way.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
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Terahertz deconvolution
The ability to retrieve information from different layers within a stratified sample using terahertz pulsed reflection imaging and spectroscopy has traditionally been resolution limited by the pulse width available. In this paper, a deconvolution algorithm is presented which circumvents this resolution limit, enabling deep sub-wavelength and sub-pulse width depth resolution. The algorithm is explained through theoretical investigation, and demonstrated by reconstructing signals reflected from boundaries in stratified materials that cannot be resolved directly from the unprocessed time-domain reflection signal. Furthermore, the deconvolution technique has been used to recreate sub-surface images from a stratified sample: imaging the reverse side of a piece of paper
Aventignan – Grotte de Gargas
Date de l'opération : 1990 - 1991 (RE) Inventeur(s) : Menu Michel ; Clottes Jean Peu de temps avant la disparition de A. Clot, M. Menu, Ph. Walter et G. Querre (LRMF, Paris) ont effectué, dans le cadre de leurs recherches sur la peinture préhistorique des Pyrénées, et en sa compagnie, une première campagne assortie de treize microprélèvements pariétaux. Une seconde mission eut lieu durant l’hiver 1991 (vingt-deux microprélèvements). Une problématique spécifique propre à Gargas et à Tibiran a..
Bédeilhac-et-Aynat – Grotte de Pradières (ou Pladières)
Identifiant de l'opération archéologique : Date de l'opération : 1990 - 1991 (RE) Inventeur(s) : Menu Michel Une série de trois microprélèvements picturaux (cf. infra Niaux) a été appliquée par Michel Menu, Ph. Walter et D. Vigears (LRMF, Paris) accompagnés de J.-L. Le Guillou, à un ensemble de points rouges sur la paroi de droite, un trait rouge de la paroi gauche (claviforme douteux) et des traces rouges au sol sur cette même paroi gauche. L'analyse est en cours
Niaux – Réseau Clastres
Identifiant de l'opération archéologique : Date de l'opération : 1989 - 1991 (RE) Inventeur(s) : Menu Michel Bien qu'appartenant à la première famille (recette B), l'analyse des dessins du réseau Clastres a permis de décrire une application particulière avec utilisation de charbons de bois finement broyés et dépôt d'une peinture peu liquide, à l'aide d'un pinceau, comme semblent l'indiquer de fines traces rectilignes observées en macrophotographie. Aucun liant n'a pu être reconnu et la solut..
Transition Metal Diazoalkane Complexes. Synthesis, Structure, and Photochemistry of Rh[C(N_2)SiMe_3](PEt_3)_3
Reaction of RhCl(PR_3)_n (R = Me (n = 4), Et (n = 3)) and RhCl(CO)(PEt_3)_2 with (trimethylsilyl)diazomethyl lithium at −78 °C in ether yields the three complexes Rh[C(N_2)SiMe_3](PEt_3)_3 (1), Rh[C(N_2)SiMe_3](PMe_3)_4 (2), and Rh[C(N_2)SiMe_3](CO)(PEt_3)_2 (3). 2 could not be isolated as a solid at room temperature but 1 was precipitated as red crystals that were stable enough to be handled under argon. X-ray work on 1 reveals a tetrahedrally distorted square-planar geometry with the planar (trimethylsilyl)diazomethyl ligand roughly perpendicular to the P3RhC coordination plane. This distortion makes the PEt3 ligands nonequivalent in the crystal and produces an ABB‘X pattern in the solid-state ^(31)P NMR spectrum. Photolysis of Rh[C(N_2)SiMe_3](PEt_3)_3 leads quantitatively to the dimer [Rh{C(SiMe_3)(PEt_3)}(PEt_3)_2]_2 (4). The presence of the two ylide bridges and terminal phosphines is deduced from the COSY ^(31)P−^(31)P NMR spectrum. This photochemical reactivity suggests that the transient carbene (PEt_3)_3RhC̈(SiMe_3) is electrophilic, which is typical of a singlet carbene. We believe the singlet state is stabilized by the presence of the electron-rich low-spin Rh(PEt3)3 fragment. Reaction with ^nBuNC and ^tBuNC leads to stereo- and regioselective formation of a triazole that is σ bonded to the rhodium center. The X-ray structure of the ^tBuNC derivative Rh[CC(SiMe_3)N_2N^tBu](^tBuNC)_2(PEt_3) (5) shows a distorted square-planar geometry around Rh with the planar triazolato ligand roughly orthogonal to this plane. The probable reaction mechanism involves addition and substitution reactions of isocyanides at Rh followed by insertion into the Rh−C bond
Niaux – Grotte de Niaux
Identifiant de l'opération archéologique : Date de l'opération : 1989 - 1991 (RE) Inventeur(s) : Menu Michel Depuis 1989, une équipe du laboratoire de recherche des musées de France (LRMF) dirigée par Michel Menu et Philippe Walter, en collaboration avec les préhistoriens concernés, a repris l'étude des peintures paléolithiques ariégeoises. Ce travail qui trouve son origine dans l'analyse des objets colorés, art mobilier et outils, de la grotte de La Vache à Alliat (Buisson et al., 1989a ; B..
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