Non-destructive characterisation of meteorites is here performed on a stony meteorite. The identification of the sample is performed by low-background γ-ray spectrometry in order to determine the presence of certain cosmogenic radionuclides, whereas a mineralogical phase quantitative analysis is carried out by Time-of-Flight Neutron Diffraction (ToF-ND) on the sample as-it-is. The protocol is then validated by applying micro-Raman Spectroscopy (μRS) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). This paper is focused on γ-ray spectrometry, proving the meteoric origin of the sample, and it also presents some preliminary results of ToF-ND.

Rossini, R., Clemenza, M., Di Martino, D., Laubenstein, M., Scherillo, A., Musa, M., et al. (2023). Low-background gamma spectrometry and neutron diffraction in the study of stony meteorites. APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, 193(March 2023) [10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110653].

Low-background gamma spectrometry and neutron diffraction in the study of stony meteorites

Rossini, Riccardo
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Clemenza, Massimiliano;Di Martino, Daniela;Musa, Maya;Gorini, Giuseppe
2023

Abstract

Non-destructive characterisation of meteorites is here performed on a stony meteorite. The identification of the sample is performed by low-background γ-ray spectrometry in order to determine the presence of certain cosmogenic radionuclides, whereas a mineralogical phase quantitative analysis is carried out by Time-of-Flight Neutron Diffraction (ToF-ND) on the sample as-it-is. The protocol is then validated by applying micro-Raman Spectroscopy (μRS) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). This paper is focused on γ-ray spectrometry, proving the meteoric origin of the sample, and it also presents some preliminary results of ToF-ND.
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Low-background gamma spectrometry; Meteorite; Non-destructive; Time-of-flight neutron diffraction;
English
9-gen-2023
2023
193
March 2023
110653
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Rossini, R., Clemenza, M., Di Martino, D., Laubenstein, M., Scherillo, A., Musa, M., et al. (2023). Low-background gamma spectrometry and neutron diffraction in the study of stony meteorites. APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, 193(March 2023) [10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110653].
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