Terahertz radiation for the analysis of cultural heritage materials
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Terahertz radiation for the analysis of cultural heritage materials

Authors : Julien LABAUNE, Emmanuel ABRAHAM

Publication date: February 10, 2013 | Lire en français

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AUTHORS

  • Julien LABAUNE: Doctorate from the École polytechnique (C2RMF), - ONERA engineer (DMPH-FPA)

  • Emmanuel ABRAHAM: Senior Lecturer (HDR), Laboratoire ondes et matière d'Aquitaine (LOMA), CNRS UMR 5798, Université Bordeaux 1

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Summary

Thanks to its ability to penetrate many opaque materials, terahertz radiation undoubtedly offers considerable advantages for the analysis of objects from our cultural heritage. This article summarizes the recent results we have achieved in this field, using two complementary, portable terahertz imaging systems made available to national and international museums.

Abstract

Terahertz radiation, owing to a high penetration through numerous opaque materials, offers a great potential for the analysis of artifacts related to our cultural heritage. In order to convince the reader, we propose in this article to resume our recent results obtained in this domain with two complementary portable terahertz imaging systems, directly installed in national and international museums.

Keywords

Imaging, spectroscopy, terahertz, paintings, frescoes, sculptures

Keywords

Imaging, spectroscopy, terahertz, paintings, frescoes, sculptures

Key points

Field: imaging and analysis techniques

Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity

Technologies involved: optics, electronics, signal processing, image processing, reconstruction algorithms

Applications: heritage, archaeology, anthropology, safety

Main French players :

Competitive clusters: Route des Lasers (Aquitaine)

Competence centers :

  • Center de recherche et de restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF) ;

  • Laboratoire ondes et matière d'Aquitaine (LOMA) ;

  • ALPhANOV, Centre technologique optique et lasers (Bordeaux) ;

  • CHARISMA: Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructure, a European project to pool scientific infrastructures for the benefit of curators.

Industry: CIRAM, Scientific analysis of art and heritage objects

Other global players: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, Japan), Picometrix (USA), Teraview (UK), GigaOptics

Contact: [email protected]http://www.loma.cnrs.fr/spip.php?auteur6

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