Structural Studies of the Qarakhanid Dirham Using X-Ray Diffraction and Neutron Tomography Methods
B. A. AbdurakhimovFLNP, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, RussiaM. Yu. TashmetovInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100214, Tashkent, Republic of UzbekistanBulat BakirovFLNP, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, RussiaB. S. YuldashevInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100214, Tashkent, Republic of UzbekistanС. Е. КичановFLNP, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, RussiaД. П. КозленкоFLNP, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, RussiaN.B. IsmatovInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100214, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
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The structure and spatial distribution of corrosion in the volume of the medieval Qarakhanid dirham dated the X–XII century A.D. (Anno Domini) has been investigated using non-destructive structural X-ray diffraction and neutron tomography methods. The phase composition and their spatial distribution inside the coins were obtained. The main phase of the studied dirham is the silver-copper alloy with copper fraction dominance up to 74 wt %. The basic phases of the corrosion fraction are cuprite Cu2O, tenorite CuO and chalcocite Cu2S. The non-uniform distribution of the corrosion penetration in the coin bulk was constructed.
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