IPERION HSIntegrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science
Technique: Multicollector-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS)

MC-ICP-MS tool

Neptune with multiple ion counters, and 1 10˄13 Ohm resitor

Potential Results

Main usage will be to distinguish the provenance of elements within an artefact: e.g., mine of origin for metal in pigments and metal artefacts, country of origin for wood, paper, animal tissue etc. The team has extensive experience in developing and interpreting isoscapes to determine provenance.