Title :
Cyclododecane as a reversible contrast enhancer for the terahertz imaging of frescos
Author :
J. Bianca Jackson;Tom Owen;Gillian Walker;John Bowen;David Giovannacci;Dominique Martos-Levif;Vincent Detalle
Author_Institution :
School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Reading UK Laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historique, Champs-sur-Marne, FR
Abstract :
Cyclododecane (CDD) is a wax-like hexane used as a totally reversible, volatile binding medium for many cultural heritage applications. We investigate CDD using THz-TDS and DFTS, and consider its potential as a contrast enhancing agent for multilayer fresco paintings.
Keywords :
"Painting","Cultural differences","Pigments","Cleaning","Optical imaging"
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2015 40th International Conference on
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2035
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327535
