MRI-R2: Portable X-Ray Fluorescence, Digital IR Photography, and Stereomicroscopy Applied to University Collections of Art and History at Washington and Lee University

MRI-R2：便携式 X 射线荧光、数字红外摄影和立体显微镜应用于华盛顿与李大学的大学艺术和历史收藏

• 批准号: 0959625
• 负责人: Erich Uffelman
• 金额: $ 11.97万
• 依托单位: Washington and Lee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0959625&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; R2; Portable; Ray; Fluorescence

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). With this award from the Major Research and Instrumentation (MRI) program, Erich S. Uffelman and colleagues Alison Bell, Ronald Fuchs, Peter Grover and Patricia Hobbs of Washington & Lee (W&L) University will acquire a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, a digital infrared camera, and a boom-mounted research-quality stereomicroscope. These instruments will be employed in the nondestructive technical analysis of W&L's extensive holdings of art and historical objects by students and faculty in the Departments of Chemistry, Anthropology, and Museum Studies. Research projects to be undertaken include analysis of several historically important paintings of George Washington, an assessment of the technique of the minor turn-of-the-century master Louise Herreshoff, studies of W&L's ceramics and porcelain, and analysis of objects discovered at Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello. These projects, which will apply techniques of analytical, physical and inorganic chemistry to problems in art history, archaeology and anthropology will engage students and faculty in research at the interface of science and the humanities.X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is used for nondestructive elemental analysis of elements heavier than Mg in a variety of objects including paintings and ceramics. An infrared camera forms an image using infrared radiation. Since many pigments are semi-transparent to infrared light, the camera can reveal objects under layers of paint. A stereomicroscope produces a three-dimensional image and will be used to facilitate taking microsamples (when ethically appropriate) for other methods of analysis. The instrumentation made available by this award will provide a broad range of students critical hands-on experience in several courses and expose the public to applications of chemistry in art history investigations.

该奖项根据 2009 年《美国复苏和再投资法案》（公法 111-5）提供资金。凭借重大研究和仪器 (MRI) 计划的这一奖项，华盛顿与李 (W&L) 大学的 Erich S. Uffelman 及其同事 Alison Bell、Ronald Fuchs、Peter Grover 和 Patricia Hobbs 将获得一台便携式 X 射线荧光光谱仪、数字红外相机和安装在吊杆上的研究级立体显微镜。 化学系、人类学系和博物馆研究系的学生和教师将使用这些仪器对 W&L 拥有的大量艺术品和历史物品进行无损技术分析。即将开展的研究项目包括分析乔治·华盛顿的几幅具有重要历史意义的画作、评估世纪之交的小大师路易丝·赫雷肖夫 (Louise Herreshoff) 的技术、研究 W&L 的陶瓷和瓷器，以及分析在托马斯·杰斐逊 (Thomas Jefferson) 博物馆发现的物品。蒙蒂塞洛的家。 这些项目将应用分析、物理和无机化学技术来解决艺术史、考古学和人类学中的问题，让学生和教师参与科学和人文学科的交叉研究。X射线荧光光谱用于无损元素分析包括绘画和陶瓷在内的各种物体中都含有比镁重的元素。 红外相机利用红外辐射形成图像。 由于许多颜料对红外光是半透明的，因此相机可以显示油漆层下的物体。立体显微镜产生三维图像，并将用于方便采集微量样本（在道德上适当的情况下）以进行其他分析方法。 该奖项提供的仪器将为广泛的学生提供多门课程的重要实践经验，并使公众了解化学在艺术史研究中的应用。