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Complementary analysis of historical glass by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

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Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP MS) was used as a supporting method for elemental analysis of historical glass investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Investigated objects represent mainly late- and post-medieval glass objects (mostly Façon-de-Venise vessels and nuppenbechers), window glass and chandeliers from excavation in Elbląg, Poznań and Wrocław (Poland) or museums’ historical collections. By applying LA ICP MS, it was possible to determine a number of elements which are present bellow the detection limit of SEM/EDS and to evaluate the homogeneity of investigated material. It was also possible to measure the content of boron in glass, the element which cannot be determined by SEM/EDS. Results obtained by SEM/EDS were used not only for routine screening of the glass composition, but also for the evaluation of the selection of standard reference materials for LA ICP MS measurements. A satisfactory correlation between the results for major and minor elements obtained by both applied methods was achieved with a complementary determination of trace elements (Hf, Zr, Sb, Rb, Ti and B) by means of LA ICP MS.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warszawa, Poland

    Barbara Wagner, Anna Nowak & Ewa Bulska

  2. Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warszawa, Poland

    Jerzy Kunicki-Goldfinger

  3. Conservation Studies, University College of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Olivier Schalm

  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Koen Janssens

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Wagner, B., Nowak, A., Bulska, E. et al. Complementary analysis of historical glass by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Microchim Acta 162, 415–424 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-007-0835-7

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