• DocumentCode
    3691382
  • 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
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2015 40th International Conference on
  • ISSN
    2162-2027
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2162-2035
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327535
  • Filename
    7327535
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3691382