Abstract The present work focuses on the application of Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy for the analysis of different types of archaeological materials and Cultural Heritage artefacts, namely pottery, glass and paintings, and highlights the significant potential presented by this technique. More specifically, in the case of Hellenistic pottery there is evidence that CL panchromatic images can be used to differentiate between glazes of different quality, even when their chemical composition does not present any significant differences. Additionally, archaeological samples could be differentiated based on CL images from chemically and technologically identical authentic replicas. In the case of Classical and Hellenistic glass samples it was shown that the peak positions in the CL spectra vary depending on the sample provenance; however, for statistical relevance a larger number of glass samples from different locations need to be studied to build a reliable provenance database. Finally, preliminary results on the study of paintings demonstrate that the combination of Electron Microscopy with Cathodoluminescence can serve as a powerful tool for the study of production technology, as well as the identification of individual pigments.

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将 SEM-阴极发光成像和光谱学作为一种先进的研究工具来表征考古材料

摘要 目前的工作侧重于应用阴极发光 (CL) 光谱分析不同类型的考古材料和文化遗产文物，即陶器、玻璃和绘画，并强调了该技术的巨大潜力。更具体地说，在希腊陶器的情况下，有证据表明 CL 全色图像可用于区分不同质量的釉料，即使它们的化学成分没有任何显着差异。此外，考古样本可以根据化学和技术上相同的真实复制品的 CL 图像进行区分。在古典和希腊化玻璃样品的情况下，表明 CL 光谱中的峰位置因样品来源而异。然而，为了统计相关性，需要研究来自不同地点的大量玻璃样品，以建立可靠的来源数据库。最后，对绘画研究的初步结果表明，电子显微镜与阴极发光的结合可以作为研究生产技术以及识别单个颜料的有力工具。