Tracking consolidant penetration into fossil bone using neutron radiography
In the conservation of fragile fossil bone material, impregnation by solvent-borne consolidant is often required. Understanding the mode of
penetration of consolidants into fossil bone is of crucial importance. It is governed by a variety of factors; neutron imaging is a powerful tool to monitor and visualise this penetration (non-destructively). The consolidation of a vertebrate fossil from the Maastrichtian of the southeast Netherlands was imaged at the High Flux Reactor facility at Petten, the Netherlands. The analysis shows current conservation practice to result in a sufficiently deep and isotropic penetration.
SCHULP Anne S.;
SCHOUTEN R.;
METTEN L.;
VAN DE SANDE Alan;
BONTENBAL A.;
2013-10-28
VEENMAN DRUKKERS
JRC84984
0016-7746,
http://www.njgonline.nl/index.html,
http://www.njgonline.nl/publish/articles/000529/english.html,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC84984,
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