SERGIO AUGUSTO BARCELLOS LINS

PhD Graduate

PhD program:: XXXIV


advisor: Giovanni Ettore Gigante

Thesis title: Development of a 2D-XRF Scanner for Cultural Heritage Applications

In this work, the design conception and the construction of a 2D X-ray fluorescence scanner, from mechanical parts to software, are fully presented and discussed. The instrument is composed of one modular scanning head, with interchangeable parts and two different X-Y translation stages. It is controlled by one single program, using specifically tailored Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The system design follows a plug-and-play approach, where the system can adapt to almost every need, being transported to galleries, and even overseas to remote excavation sites. A complete and open-source data analysis software for Windows™, XISMuS, was also developed and is available online with a distribution package. The software design and implementation are also fully described in this work, as well as its functionalities and a copy of the User Guide for version v2.4.3. The fully constructed instrument and the data analysis software were tested against one commercial model and on a wide variety of materials, in combination with several different analytical techniques for a full characterization of tiles, painted leathers, metals, gildings, stones, sediments, and paintings. All the case studies are thoroughly presented. Among them, an innovative method, which combines micro-petrography and XRF scans of thin sections performed in-field at Koumasa, Crete.

Research products

  • 11573/1268780 - 2016 - Compósitos híbridos de polietileno de alta densidade carregados com Óxido de alumínio e reforçados com fibra de vidro (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1268757 - 2015 - Caracterizacao de fosforos de lampadas fluorescentes atraves de espectroscopia por fluorescencia de raios-x (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1263563 - 2018 - Mechanical and thermal properties of high-density polyethylene/alumina/glass fiber hybrid composites (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1267824 - 2019 - Diagnostic studies on Nuragic bronzes from Sardinia using a Monte Carlo protocol (04f Poster)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE
  • 11573/1338396 - 2019 - Testing gold leaves thickness calculations accuracy through Monte Carlo simulations and MA-XRF scanning (04f Poster)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1397665 - 2019 - Exploring manufacturing process and degradation products of gilt and painted leather (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1397669 - 2020 - Differential X-ray attenuation in MA-XRF analysis for a non-invasive determination of gilding thickness (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; RIDOLFI, STEFANO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE
  • 11573/1397661 - 2019 - MA-XRF measurement for corrosion assessment on bronze artefacts (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1399286 - 2020 - Testing the accuracy of the calculation of gold leaf thickness by MC simulations and MA-XRF scanning (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1397659 - 2019 - Recent developments on portable XRF scanner (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1466286 - 2020 - XISMuS x-ray fluorescence imaging software for multiple samples (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE
  • 11573/1466294 - 2020 - A new software for MA-XRF data visualization (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE
  • 11573/1466292 - 2020 - Modular MA-XRF scanner potentialities and further advances (04b Atto di convegno in volume)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1528628 - 2021 - Characterisation of corrosion products on copper-based artefacts: potential of MA-XRF measurementsties of MA-XRF measurement (01a Articolo in rivista)
    GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO; BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1567295 - 2021 - The techniques and materials of a 16th century drawing by Giorgio Vasari. A multi-analytical investigation (01a Articolo in rivista)
    ZUENA, MARTINA; IORIO, MORENA; BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; RIDOLFI, STEFANO; RUGGIERO, LIVIO
  • 11573/1567293 - 2021 - Monte Carlo simulations of ED-XRF spectra as an authentication tool for nuragic bronzes (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1567291 - 2021 - Multispectral analysis of miniature nuragic bronze flasks (01a Articolo in rivista)
    DEPALMAS, ANNA; BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO
  • 11573/1514501 - 2021 - Modular MA-XRF scanner development in the multi-analytical characterisation of a 17th century azulejo from portugal (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; GIGANTE, GIOVANNI ETTORE; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1604152 - 2021 - Thin thickness gilding determined by x-rays ratios from EDXRF-spectra (01a Articolo in rivista)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO; RIDOLFI, STEFANO
  • 11573/1623793 - 2022 - Development of a 2D-XRF scanner for cultural heritage applications (07a Tesi di Dottorato)
    BARCELLOS LINS, SERGIO AUGUSTO

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