ELIO - Full-mobile non-contact micro-XRF Scanning Spectrometer for identification of pictorial layers on art and archeological objects

The ELIO is a compact, ultra-flexible and highly portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for non-contact and non-destructive elemental analysis of valuable materials such as art and museum objects and archeological artefacts. It has been designed for elemental analysis in general enabling in-situ, fast, non-destructive and non-invasive point and area analysis. It delivers high performance, accuracy and precision in the most demanding applications. Elio will be used in the context of heritage science, conservation science; and research in documentary heritage (paper, papyrus, parchment) and on inscribed or decorated (archeological) artefacts whether or not from KU Leuven collections such as metals, jewels, ceramic objects, seals, glass objects, paintings frescos or material research in general. The requested infrastructure will strengthen the role of VIEW KU Leuven Core Facility for Heritage Science and Digitisation Technologies, provide ground truth data for material analysis enabling benchmarking existing equipment.

Keywords:XRF Scanning, non-destructive material analyses, technical art history, heritage science, archeometry

Disciplines:Historical materials and production methods, Heritage and cultural conservation, Material science for conservation-restoration, Material culture studies