Introduction

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This event is a follow-up to the IAEA Consultant Meeting “Mitigation strategies for radiation damage on cultural heritage materials”, held in 2013 at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
The C2RMF has 25 years of experience in the use of ion beams to study Cultural Heritage with the AGLAE accelerator facility. Radiation damage of Heritage materials is a major concern and responsibility for the centre.
It is planned that the discussions during the meeting will therefore shift from general considerations towards exploring the rules regarding specific categories or collections of objects and samples. New collaborative research programs with training actions will help understanding, predicting and mitigating in a more precise way the effects of irradiation.
Background
Analytical techniques using intense photon and ion beams produced by particle accelerators and synchrotrons are increasingly being applied to study artefacts from our Cultural or Natural Heritages. The interest in these nuclear analytical techniques is firstly to be accredited to ‘non-destructive’ analysis, particularly when wishing to avoid sampling. As a matter of fact, under irradiation at high flux visible or non-visible alterations might be induced, depending on the investigated materials and the experimental conditions. While radiation effects have been investigated for a long time in the fields of materials and life sciences, few studies have addressed the potential consequences on heritage objects, probably due to the complex and often composite nature and properties (optical, mechanical, chemical, etc.) of these materials.
Usually, “safe” measurement conditions are set during the analysis on the basis of the beam analyst team’s experience and careful application of controlled beam fluxes. Especially with the development of the nuclear instrumentation (e.g. high output ion source, focussed ion beams, 3D tomography and fast 2D scanning requiring long irradiation time, etc.) this approach can be perceived as being insufficient by heritage stakeholders like curators or archaeologists, which might limit further collaboration. Avoiding the debate on risks for creating damage during analysis might also lead to the development of taboos. Leaving the alteration processes at an atomic level unexplained, and possibly overestimated, would also be detrimental.
This IAEA technical meeting, co-organized by C2RMF and IPANEMA, will offer the opportunity to discuss and develop synergy on the topic of radiation effects between the heritage and experimental science communities. Holding the meeting at the C2RMF, an institution whose mission is to investigate Art and Archaeology artefacts located within the Louvre Museum premises, will provide an excellent opportunity to bring together people from various scientific backgrounds. Additionally, access to accelerator-based instruments provided by the two organizing institutions, as well as the corresponding expertise and networks, provide additional benefits.
Purpose
The purpose of the IAEA Technical Meeting is to bring physicists, material scientists, archaeologists, conservators, palaeontologists and curators together with the following objectives:
• discuss the possible effects of radiation damage on heritage objects during ion and photon beam experiments;
• review the current status of the research and practical approaches used at different facilities;
• suggest safer procedures and improved practices for monitoring and mitigation strategies;
• recommend the scientific community and the IAEA on future collaborations, taking into account current initiatives such as the IPERION CH and ERIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) European initiatives.Scientific programme and Topics
Monday, 7th December
08:30 - 09:00 | Participants welcome |
09:00 - 09:40 | Opening addresses Chair: T. Calligaro I. Pallot-Frossard, Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des musées de France A. Simon, International Agency for Atomic Energy L. Bertrand IPANEMA A.-J. Etter, Fondation de Sciences du Patrimoine P. Liévaux, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication |
09:40 - 10:00 | A. Simon, IAEA, ORG Overview of the IAEA accelerators regular programme |
10:00 - 10:20 | L. Bertrand, IPANEMA, F Motivation and previous IAEA coordinated actions in the field of |
10:20 - 10:40 | Z. Szikszai, ATOMKI, HU |
10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 - 11:20 | Session-1: Current practices in X-ray Analysis of heritage items Chair: F. Zanini, IT Keynote lecture S. Webb, SLAC, USA: Cultural Heritage Imaging At SLAC |
11:20 - 11:40 | |
11:40 - 12:00 | F. Borondics, SOLEIL, F Opportunities for cultural heritage research using synchrotron based |
12:00 - 12:20 | R. Freitas, LNLS, BR Nanoscale-resolved infrared spectroscopy as analytical tool for |
12:20 - 12:40 | A. Aldrabee, JAEC, JO Archaeometric Characterization of Ancient Pottery Fragments from |
12:40 - 14:00 | Lunch buffet meeting room C2RMF |
14:00 - 14:20 | F. Salvemini, ANSTO, AU Nuclear techniques for heritage materials: |
14:20 - 14:40 | I. Reiche, RFSM, D External ion beam and synchrotron-induced X-ray analyses of different |
14:40 - 15:00 | Session-2: Current practices in ion beam Analysis of heritage items Chair: L. Beck Keynote lecture: D. Strivay, U. Liège, BE Recent technical developments of non-invasive cultural heritage |
15:00 - 15:20 | |
15:20 - 15:40 | G. Du, Inst. Mod. Phys, CN The high energy interdisciplinary microbeam at HIRFL in Lanzhou |
15:40 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00 - 16:20 | Z. Smit, U. Lubljana, SI Pre-measurement treatment of archaeological artefacts and |
16:20 - 16:40 | M. Griesser, KMV, AT Investigation of the corrosion and manufacturing technique of high |
16:40 - 17:00 | M. Espinosa-Pesqueira, ININ, MX An Interdisciplinary research on Archaeological Metallic Artefacts: |
Tuesday, 8th December
09:00 - 09:40 | Session 3 Radiation effects (X-ray beams) Chair: I. Reiche, D Effects of photon beams on matter – |
09:40 - 10:00 | M. Moini, GWU, USA |
10:00 - 10:20 | V. Rouchon, MNHN, F |
10:20 - 10:40 | D. Galante, LNLS, BR |
10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 - 11:20 | Session 4 Radiation effects (ion beams) Chair: Z. Szökefalvi-Nagy, Wigner Centre, HU keynote lecture: I. Vickridge, INSP, F Basic aspects of modification of materials by the analysing beam |
11:20 - 11:40 | |
11:40 - 12:00 | R. Huszank, ATOMKI, HU |
12:00 - 12:20 | L. Beck, CEA, F Behavior of white pigments under particle irradiation |
12:20 - 12:40 | V. Gonzalez, C2RMF, F New insights into the sensitivity of lead white pigment to a proton |
12:40 - 14:00 | In-door Conference Photo Lunch buffet meeting room C2RMF |
14:00 - 14:20 | Session 5 Mitigation strategies Chair: Z. Kertesz, ATOMKI, HU Keynote lecture: C. Pacheco, T. Calligaro, C2RMF, F Development of a multi-detector within the New AGLAE project. |
14:20 - 14:40 | |
14:40 - 15:00 | V. Corregidor Berdasco, ITN, PT Ion beam techniques for cultural heritage studies in Portugal |
15:00 - 15:20 | M. Thoury, SOLEIL, F Revealing radiation damages in Cultural Heritage materials with |
15:20 - 15:40 | A. Simon, IAEA, ORG Guidelines for Wednesday working groups |
15:40 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00 - 16:20 | Poster Session G. Gariani, C2RMF, F Preliminary study on the verdigris pigment stability under ion beam P. Loukopoulou, GMC, GR Analysis of altered gold-leaf glass tesserae using micro-PIXE/PIGE M. Roumie, LAEC, LB Use of Ion Beam Analysis Techniques for Cultural Heritage in Lebanon D. Tenorio, ININ, MX The obsidian of Southern Sinaloa: New evidence of Aztatlan networks through PIXE
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16:20 - 16:40 | |
16:40 - 17:00 |
Wednesday, 9th December
09:00 - 09:40 | Working Groups Round table discussions WG leaders: I. Vickridge, INSP, F Z. Szikszai, ATOMKI, HU Ion beam analysis experts Ion application experts Heritage stakeholders | Working Groups Round table discussions WG leaders: D. Galante, LNLS, BR S. Schöder, SOLEIL, F Ion beam analysis experts Ion application experts Heritage stakeholders |
09:40 - 10:00 | ||
10:00 - 10:20 | ||
10:20 - 10:40 | ||
10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 - 11:20 | Working Groups Radiation effects caused by (continued) | Working Groups Radiation effects caused by Round table discussions (continued) |
11:20 - 11:40 | ||
11:40 - 12:00 | ||
12:00 - 12:20 | ||
12:20 - 12:40 | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | Lunch buffet meeting room C2RMF | |
14:00 - 14:20 | General conference Extended to a wider audience (curators, conservators, students, scientists, etc.)
Case study : G. Pierrat-Bonnefois, Louvre, F (20 min) Defects due to ion beam interaction in Egyptian faiences glazes | |
14:20 - 14:40 | ||
14:40 - 15:00 | ||
15:00 - 15:20 | ||
15:20 - 15:40 | ||
15:40 - 16:00 | C2RMF guided tour 2 groups restoration workshops AGLAE facility | |
16:00 - 16:20 | ||
16:20 - 16:40 | ||
16:40 - 17:00 | ||
17:00 - 17:20 | ||
17:20 – 21:00 | 17:20 Louvre museum visit (20 persons) Museum open till 21:00 |
Thursday, 10th December
09:00 - 09:40 | Synthesis of round table discussions |
09:40 - 10:00 | |
10:00 - 10:20 | Meeting report preparation supervision by A. Simon, T. Calligaro, L. Bertrand Synthesis Recommendations Development of mitigation strategies |
10:20 - 10:40 | |
10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 - 11:20 | Meeting report preparation (continued) Meeting follow-up Approval Conclusions and perspectives Summary remarks A. Simon, IAEA, ORG |
11:20 - 11:40 | |
11:40 - 12:00 | |
12:00 - 12:20 | |
12:20 - 12:40 | |
12:40 - 13:00 | Closing address |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch buffet meeting room C2RMF |
Friday, 11th December
10:00 - 10:20 | Visit of the IPANEMA laboratory |
10:20 - 10:40 | |
10:40 - 11:00 | |
11:00 - 11:20 | |
11:20 - 11:40 | |
11:40 - 12:00 |
The meeting will cover the following topics:
- Classification of radiation-sensitive heritage materials
- Current practices in radiation analysis of heritage items
- Monitoring radiation-induced modifications: real-time and long-term
- Identifying model samples and opportunities for joint testing program
- Development and recommendation of damage mitigation strategies
As distinct interaction processes and effects are involved, photons and ions will be considered separately in some of the working group discussions.
Meeting Format
The meeting will have invited and contributed oral papers presented in sessions devoted to special topics, with subsequent discussions. It is expected that keynotes lecture (one per session) will be 40 minutes long, including a 10 minute discussion, while contributed talks will be 20 minutes long, including a 5 minute discussion. An electronic projector connected to a computer will be available for the presentations. A poster session is orgzanized 8 December at 4 PM. Poster size should be close to A0 format (1189 mm x 841 mm).
The meeting will start at 9 AM on 7 December 2015 and finish by 1 PM on 10 December 2015. A general session, open to a wider audience, will be held the 9 December 2015 2-4 PM to review the progress reported and conclusions drawn at the meeting. Policies and directions for future research will be also discussed and presented.
The working language of the meeting is English; no interpretation will be provided.
International Programme Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Name | Affiliation |
Mr Alessandro ZUCCHIATTI | Centro de Microanalisis de Materiales, Madrid, Spain (ion beam methods expert) |
Ms Zita SZIKSZAI | MTA Atomki, Debrecen, Hungary |
Ms Marika SPRING | The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
Mr Samuel WEBB | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, USA |
Organisation
Technical Meeting co-chairs
Ms Aliz SIMON
Aliz.Simon@iaea.org
International Atomic Energy Agency
Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 1 2600-21706, FAX: +43 1 26007
Mr Thomas CALLIGARO
thomas.calligaro@culture.gouv.fr
C2RMF, Research Dpt
PSL Research University, Chimie ParisTech - CNRS, Institut de Recherche Chimie Paris, UMR8247
14 quai François Mitterrand, 75001 Paris, France
Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 54 13, FAX: +33 (0)1 47 03 32 46
Mr Loïc BERTRAND
loic.bertrand@synchrotron-soleil.fr
IPANEMA
USR 3461, CNRS, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48 St Aubin, F-91192 Gif Sur Yvette, France
Tel: +33 (0)1 69 35 97 80
http://ipanema.cnrs.fr
IAEA ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Ms. Lilla HEDERVARI
L.Hedervari@iaea.org
International Atomic Energy Agency
Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 1 2600-26393, FAX: +43 1 26007
Local Organising Committee (LOC)
Mr Michel MENU
C2RMF - Head of Research Department
Mr François MIRAMBET
C2RMF - Deputy head of Research Department
Ms Claire PACHECO
C2RMF - Research Department – head of AGLAE group
Mr Sebastian SCHOEDER
Synchrotron SOLEIL / IPANEMA – head of the PUMA beamline
Local Secretariat
Ms Elsa BOURGUIGNON, Mr Gianluca GARIANI, Ms Marie RADEPONT
C2RMF, e-mail: tm2015.c2rmf@culture.gouv.fr
Participation
About 40-50 experts nominated by the IAEA Member States and international organizations are expected to attend.
The participants should be persons actively involved in the topics of the meeting.
In order to participate in the meeting, these major steps must be completed:
(1) IAEA PARTICIPATION (Form A submission)
A participant will be accepted only if the Participation Form A is transmitted to the IAEA through the appropriate Governmental representative authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Atomic Energy Authority) by 12 October 2015. In case the participant intends to make a contribution a relevant abstract should be attached together with Form B.
(2) ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
A one page abstract must be submitted by 12 October 2015. The abstract may be text only or contain figures and graphics, but must only be one page. The abstract must contain the authors’ names, affiliation and email addresses. Acceptable file formats are Microsoft Word (preferred) or PDF. The filename should be in the following format: "lastname.firstname.filetype".
Please do not forget to indicate at the end of the abstract which topic you are contributing to.
The abstract shall be prepared according to the following instructions:
1) Page size: A4 (297mm by 210 mm) – vertical orientation
2) Margins 25mm all around
3) Layout:
Title: single-spaced, 14-point size, Times New Roman Font, bold
Authors: single-spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font
Affiliation: single-spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font, italic
Text: 1.5 spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font
Length: one page
Authors must make sure that the files do not include copyrighted fonts or any other impediments for reproduction. The abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the International Programme Advisory Committee. Authors will be informed of the acceptance of their contributions via email by 30 October 2015.
Please submit the abstract electronically also directly to the meeting co-chair with the Subject: IAEA TM on Heritage Materials
Aliz.Simon@iaea.org, thomas.calligaro@culture.gouv.fr and loic.bertrand@synchrotron-soleil.fr
A Book of Abstracts will be compiled for free distribution during the meeting to every participant. A meeting report will be prepared during the meeting and distributed to each meeting participant.
If agreed during the meeting, then a scientific publication/special issue will be prepared based on some of the contributions after the meeting.
(3) EXPENDITURES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The costs for the organization of the meeting are borne by the C2RMF, IPANEMA and the IAEA.
No registration fee will be charged to participants attending the meeting.
As a general rule, the IAEA does not pay for participants’ travel and living expenses. However, limited funds are available to help meet the cost of attendance of selected specialists, mainly from developing countries with low economic resources. Generally, not more than one travel grant may be awarded to any one country.
If Governments wish to apply for a grant on behalf of one of their specialists, they should address specific requests to the IAEA Scientific Secretary at the International Atomic Energy Agency to this effect. Governments should ensure that applications for grants:
a) are received by the IAEA before 12 October 2015,
b) are accompanied by a duly completed and signed Grant Form C,
c) are accompanied by a duly completed and signed Form A, Form B and abstract fully
relevant to the scope of the technical meeting.
Applications that do not comply with the conditions mentioned above cannot be considered.
Awards will be announced around 4 November 2015.
Visa
Participants who require a visa to enter France should submit the necessary application to the nearest diplomatic or consular representative of France as soon as possible. A letter of invitation will be sent to the accepted participants around 4 November 2015. Letters of support from the Local Organizing Committee will be provided on request to the LOC Secretariat.
Information about visa can be found in this link:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/venir-en-france/formalites-d-entree-en-france/
Venue and Transportation
The meeting will be held at the Palissy Auditorium of the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, located in the premisses of the Louvre palace, Paris.
A secure WIFI access will be avalaible in the Auditorium

Directions to get to the Louvre Museum
detailed access map to find the C2RMF within the Louvre Palace:

The entrance is labeled “Accès site Carrousel” on the map.
A summary session, opened to a wider audience will be held on Wednesday afternoon.
Transportation
The Louvre Museum can be conveniently reached from the two airport in Paris.
From Roissy CDG airport:
- By train using the CDGVAL shuttle to the RER B station. RER B to Chatelet-Les Halles ststaion. connection to Line 1 and exit at Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre station.
- By bus with Roissybus arriving at Opera, than line 7 to Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre station.
From Orly airport:
- By train using the ORLYVAL shuttle connecting to the RER B at Antony station. RER B to Chatelet-Les Halles station. Connection to Line 1 and exit at Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre station.
- By bus with the Orlybus connecting to the RER B at Denfert Rochereau. RER B to Chatelet-Les Halles station. Connection to Line 1 and exit at Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre station.
Accomodation tips
The participants will be free to choose their lodging. This might not be an issue as Paris offers plenty of possibilities for accommodation, provided reservation is not at the last minute. Zooming in google maps will show you that in every street there are hotels. The offer ranges from palaces to modest accommodations. In general, the price per night is around 100 € for ** hotels and 120-150 € for *** hotels. You can use the hotel search engine of your choice to find availabilities.
We recommend to choose an accommodation located along metro lines 1 and 14 which stop closest to the Louvre museum (Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre station on line 1 and Pyramides station on line 14). In the Western direction towards the Champs Elysées, hotels are of higher category and accordingly more expensive. In the Eastern direction hotels are less expensive. It is always possible to find a cheaper accommodation by going farther on the metro lines (up to Nation or Vincennes stations on line 1; Bibliothèque Nationale or Olympiades stations on line 14) :
Fors exemple, hostels at practical distance can be found in three areas:
- Cour Saint-Emilion station on line 14, four stops from the Pyramides station
- Bastille station on line 1, five stops from Palais-Royal
- Gare de Lyon station on line 1, six stops from Palais-Royal
The first is the Bercy Village district. The hotels and surroundings are modern, safe, and pleasant, with a nice Japanese garden and many restaurants around for the evening.
Many hotels belong to the Accord group, such as the IBIS Paris Bercy Village
Alternatively there are smaller hotels, sometimes closer like Hotel Montpensier Paris, but the number of rooms is limited.
Feel fre to ask for more information at tm2015.c2rmf@culture.gouv.fr
Post-meeting visit
Important dead-lines
12 October 2015 | Nominations to be sent to the IAEA and submission of abstracts according to the instructions above for selection. |
12 October 2015 | Request to the IAEA for financial support. |
30 October 2015 | Participants will be informed about the acceptance of their contribution. |
4 November 2015 | Grant awards. |
4 November 2015 | Letter of invitations are sent to the accepted participants by the IAEA. |
7 December 2015 | Meeting begins. |