Advantages of scanning-mode ion beam analysis for the study of Cultural Heritage

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Analysis of ancient embroideries by IBA techniques

Analysis of metal deposit distribution in ants (Crematogaster scutellaris) at the Florence external scanning microbeam

Ants as bioaccumulators of metals from soils: Body content and tissue-specific distribution of metals in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris

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Characterisation of early medieval frescoes by μ-PIXE, SEM and Raman spectroscopy

Combined micro-PIXE facility and monochromatic cathodoluminescence spectroscopy applied to colored minerals of natural stones: an example from amazonite

Complex refractive index variation in proton-damaged diamond

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Controlled variation of the refractive index in ion-damaged diamond

Evidence of Light Guiding in Ion-Implanted Diamond ⬇️

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

External Micro-PIXE Measurements: Preliminary Results on Volcanic Rocks from Nyiragongo Volcano

article by Alba P. Santo et al published 15 May 2006 in Microchimica Acta

External micro-PIXE analysis of fluid inclusions: Test of the LABEC facility on samples of quartz veins from Apuan Alps (Italy)

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Finite element analysis of ion-implanted diamond surface swelling

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Finite-size effects in single chain magnets: an experimental and theoretical study.

scientific article published on 21 May 2004

Finite-size effects on the static properties of a single-chain magnet

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 72 no. 6, August 2005

IBIC analysis of CdTe/CdS solar cells

Imaging study of Raffaello's “La Muta” by a portable XRF spectrometer

scholarly article by Chiara Ruberto et al published May 2016 in Microchemical Journal

In-air broad beam ionoluminescence microscopy as a tool for rocks and stone artworks characterisation

scientific article published on 29 May 2012

Ion Beam Analysis for the provenance attribution of lapis lazuli used in glyptic art: The case of the “Collezione Medicea”

Lapis lazuli provenance study by means of micro-PIXE

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Luminescence centers in proton irradiated single crystal CVD diamond

MACHINA, the Movable Accelerator for Cultural Heritage In-situ Non-destructive Analysis: project overview

scientific article published in 2023

Micro-PIXE Analysis of Monazite from the Dora Maira Massif, Western Italian Alps

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Micro-PIXE determination of Zr in rutile: an application to geothermometry of high-P rocks from the western Alps (Italy)

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Micro-beam and pulsed laser beam techniques for the micro-fabrication of diamond surface and bulk structures

article published in 2015

Multitechnique characterization of lapis lazuli for provenance study

scientific article published in December 2009

New markers to identify the provenance of lapis lazuli: trace elements in pyrite by means of micro-PIXE

Preliminary results on time-resolved ion beam induced luminescence applied to the provenance study of lapis lazuli

Recent developments of ion beam induced luminescence at the external scanning microbeam facility of the LABEC laboratory in Florence

Refractive index variation in a free-standing diamond thin film induced by irradiation with fully transmitted high-energy protons.

scientific article

Robust luminescence of the silicon-vacancy center in diamond at high temperatures ⬇️

The external beam microprobe facility in Florence: Set-up and performance

The external scanning proton microprobe of Firenze: A comprehensive description

The ionoluminescence apparatus at the LABEC external microbeam facility

The set-up for forward scattered particle detection at the external microbeam facility of the INFN-LABEC laboratory in Florence

Use of micro-PIXE analysis for the identification of contaminants in the metal deposition on a CMS pitch adapter

Wide area scanning system and carbon microbeams at the external microbeam facility of the INFN LABEC laboratory in Florence

Yttrium Geothermometry Applied to Garnets from Different Metamorphic Grades Analysed by EPMA and µ-PIXE Techniques