Copper Isotopes

Edna R. Bishop

doi:10.1103/physrev.40.16

Digging deeper: Insights into metallurgical transitions in European prehistory through copper isotopes

Journal of Archaeological Science ◽

10.1016/j.jas.2017.06.012 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 88 ◽

pp. 37-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Wayne Powell ◽

Ryan Mathur ◽

H. Arthur Bankoff ◽

Andrea Mason ◽

Aleksandar Bulatović ◽

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Keyword(s):

Copper Isotopes

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Allowed and unique first-forbidden stellar electron emission rates of neutron-rich copper isotopes

Astrophysics and Space Science ◽

10.1007/s10509-017-3090-3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 362 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Majid ◽

Jameel-Un Nabi ◽

Gul Daraz

Keyword(s):

Electron Emission ◽

Emission Rates ◽

Copper Isotopes

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Challenges in chelating positron emitting copper isotopes: tailored synthesis of unsymmetric chelators to form ultra stable complexes

Dalton Transactions ◽

10.1039/c0dt01395a ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 40 (23) ◽

pp. 6289 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Jon D. Silversides ◽

Rachel Smith ◽

Stephen J. Archibald

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Copper Isotopes

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Revealing ancient gold parting with silver and copper isotopes: implications from cementation experiments and for the analysis of gold artefacts

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences ◽

10.1007/s12520-021-01369-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Berger ◽

Michael Brauns ◽

Gerhard Brügmann ◽

Ernst Pernicka ◽

Nicole Lockhoff

Keyword(s):

Trace Element ◽

Isotope Fractionation ◽

Copper Alloys ◽

Pure Gold ◽

Copper Isotopes ◽

Gold Silver ◽

Analytical Proof ◽

Gold Refining ◽

Isotope Systematics ◽

Silver Isotope

AbstractGold parting enabled the production of very pure gold for various purposes from the sixth century BC onwards, but analytical proof of this pyrotechnical process is difficult. We describe a new analytical approach for the identification of purified gold combining silver and copper isotopic with trace element analyses. Parting experiments were performed with gold-silver-copper alloys using the classical salt cementation process to investigate potential silver and copper isotope fractionation and changes in trace element concentrations. In addition, we provide the first comprehensive dataset of silver isotope ratios of archaeological gold objects from the Mediterranean and Central Europe to test whether or not gold refining can be identified on the basis of isotope systematics. The results show that very heavy silver and copper isotopic compositions are clear evidence for parted gold, but that the application of copper isotopes might be limited.

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