• DocumentCode
    2707962
  • Title

    Millimeter continuous wave imaging for non-destructive investigation of artistic materials

  • Author

    Younus, A. ; Salort, S. ; Caumes, J.-P. ; Mounaix, P. ; Abraham, E.

  • Author_Institution
    CPMOH, Univ. de Bordeaux, Talence, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A monochromatic millimeter wave system coupled with an infrared temperature sensor has been used to investigate pictorial artworks. The flexibility of the system makes it possible to rapidly reveal buried layer information such as a graphite handmade sketch covered by paintings.
  • Keywords
    art; millimetre wave imaging; monochromators; nondestructive testing; painting; temperature sensors; terahertz wave imaging; artistic materials; buried layer information; graphite handmade sketch; infrared temperature sensor; millimeter continuous wave imaging; monochromatic millimeter wave system; nondestructive investigation; pictorial artworks; Imaging; Lead; Materials; Millimeter wave devices; Painting; Quantum cascade lasers; Reflection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612318
  • Filename
    5612318