| IAEA-CN-115-17 · PIXE Protocol Setup for Cluster Analysis of Archeological Samples Mohamad Roumié Accelerator Laboratory, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, National Council for
Scientific Research, Airport Road, P.O.Box: 11-8281, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract: Ion Beam Analysis techniques were developed and utilized for applications in the
domain of archeology at the accelerator laboratory of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission.
Our first aim was to set up a suitable experimental protocol using “Proton Induced X-ray
Emission” technique, in order to have accurate and relatively fast measurements for the analysis
and the study of archeological objects, mainly ceramics. The first experimental protocol was done
using two runs at 1 MeV and 3 MeV. It showed satisfactory results when it was applied to Roman
amphora from Beirut and helped to establish a database of Beirut amphora production. The
second one was more advantageous since it is time consuming by using just one run at 3 MeV
with a pinhole filter as x-ray absorber. It had the same ability as the previous one by doing
accurate PIXE measurements and showed the similar satisfactory results. Consequently, a
classification study based on the elemental composition and on multivariate statistical
techniques will be performed in order to determine possible provenance of the studied
archeological objects.
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