Conference and workshop on pXRF

Conference and Workshop

"Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy"
Bonnefanten Museum
Maastricht
The Netherlands
July 9-10, 2015

Hosted by SRAL

Organised by Kate Seymour and
Siska Losse

This two day meeting of lectures and accompanying demonstrations
aims to highlight the possibilities and limitations of pXRF so that
strong collaborations between conservators and conservation
scientists can ensue.  Emphasis on interpretation of acquired data
from pXRF analysis will be given.  The meeting was advertised in
Conservation DistList Instance: 28:44 Monday, April 20, 2015.

Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (handheld and macro):
friend or foe?"

Programme

    Thursday 9 July 2015

        9:30am          Registration

        10am            Quantitative, Qualitative, and everything in
                        between: XRF and non-homogenous materials

                            Dr. Lee Drake
                            Bruker Nederland B.V

        10:30am         The Basic Quantum Mechanics of XRF
                        Transitions

                            Erich Uffelman
                            Washington and Lee University, Virginia

        11:30am         The past and future of MA-XRF scanning

                            Joris Dik
                            TU Delft

        12am            Macro-XRF scanning in archaeological and
                        museum sites:  pros and cons

                            David Strivay
                            Centre Europeen d'Archeometrie,
                            University of Liege

    Friday 10 July 2-15

            9:30am      Optimising settings for handheld-XRF

                                Annelies van Loon
                                TU Delft / University of Amsterdam

            10am        Experiences with pXRF investigation: three
                        case studies

                                Jorinde Koenen
                                Frans Hals Museum / De Hallen,
                                Haarlem

            10:30am     How to combine and interpret the results of
                        macro XRF scanning, handheld XRF and
                        x-sections

                                Sabrina Meloni and Susan Smelt
                                Mauritshuis, The Hague

            11:30am     Revelations of scanning MA-XRF:  two case
                        studies of the Rijksmuseum

                                Anna Krekeler
                                Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

            12pm        Macro-XRF scanning: problems in
                            interpretation

                                Petria Noble
                                Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

        Afternoons

    Demonstrations of the following four instrumentation will be
    given to four breakaway groups

        Instrumentation

        Bruker Tracer III SD pXRF
        Erich Uffelman

        2D scanning system for in situ analysis
        David Strivay

        (To be decided)
        Joris Dik

        Bruker Tracer Handheld system Lee Drake

A visit to the Bonnefanten Museum Highlights (with guide) will be
arranged on Thursday, 9 July 2015 at 4pm.  The tour will cost Euro
10 or free with an ICOM card.

The conference will provide the opportune venue for conservators and
researchers in the field of material-technical investigation of
paintings to exchange ideas and information on this subject.
Students will be most welcome: Delegates will be selected on a first
come basis.

The event will be in English.

The conference and workshops will take place in the auditorium of
the Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht which has a capacity of 60.

Conference and Workshop Fees

    Standard:  Euro 195:00
    Students:  Euro 40:00

Conference fees will include lunches.  A dinner (cost not included)
will be organised on Thursday evening.

Registration forms are available at info<-at->sral<.>nl

Proof of studentship will be required.

SRAL is a leading institute specialised in the conservation and
restoration of paintings, sculptures, contemporary artworks and
historic interiors.   We provide an integrated approach to
conservation issues through research, consultancy and education.


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