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The European collaboration “ANCIENT CHARM” (http://ancient-charm.neutron-eu.net/ach/) aims to develop new non-destructive neutron techniques to image the internal composition of complex archaeological objects in order to answer various archaeological questions. Among these techniques, prompt gamma activation imaging (PGAI) and neutron tomography (NT) form a unique combination which can determine the 3D distribution of most elements in objects with a non-destructive procedure. A spatial resolution better than 2 mm has already been achieved in a moderately scattering matrix material.
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Belgya, T., Kis, Z., Szentmiklósi, L. et al. First elemental imaging experiments on a combined PGAI and NT setup at the Budapest Research Reactor. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 278, 751–754 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-1605-7
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