Category: Spectroscopy

Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science Examination of Art and Archaeology

Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology

Just published Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology. A. Cosentino “Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology” Technologies, 4, 6, 2016. Cultural Heritage scientists need methodologies to examine Art and Archaeology in order to understand artistic materials and techniques and devise better conservation procedures. This review discusses the most successful

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Terahertz CHSOS

Inspection of panel paintings beneath gilded finishes using terahertz time domain imaging

Just published: L. Koch Dandolo, A. Cosentino, P. Uhd Jepsen “Inspection of panel paintings beneath gilded finishes using terahertz time-domain imaging” Studies in Conservation, 60 (1), S159-S166, 2015. DOWNLOAD   Scientific analysis of panel paintings could provide key information to art historians and conservators about the composition and condition of the constituent layers. Knowledge of the structure,

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Miniaturized Spectrometers for Art Examination

Miniaturized Spectrometers for Art Examination

Read this great article on Photonics Spectra! Spectroscopy: Going Small to Get the Whole Picture Now miniaturized spectrometers are also used in Art Conservation. CHSOS illustrates in this paper  the possibilities that miniaturization will bring in the near future of on-site art examination. CHSOS has been disseminating the use of innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art

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