A Continuous Millimeter-Wave Imaging Scanner for Art Conservation Science

Ayesha Younus (1) , Jean-Pascal Caumes (2) , Simon Salort (2) , Bruno Chassagne (2) , Christophe Pradère (3) , Alain Dautant (4) , Anne Ziéglé (5) , Emmanuel Abraham (1)

1 LOMA - Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine
2 ALPhANOV
3 TREFLE - Transferts, écoulements, fluides, énergétique
4 IBGC - Institut de biochimie et génétique cellulaires
5 Museum d'Aquitaine

A monochromatic continuous millimeter-wave imaging system coupled with an infrared temperature sensor has been used to investigate artistic objects such as painting artworks or antiquities preserved at the museum of Aquitaine. Especially, 2D and 3D analyses have been performed in order to reveal the internal structure of a nearly 3500-year-old sealed Egyptian jar.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Ayesha Younus, Jean-Pascal Caumes, Simon Salort, Bruno Chassagne, Christophe Pradère, et al.. A Continuous Millimeter-Wave Imaging Scanner for Art Conservation Science. Advances in Optical Technologies, 2011, 2011, pp.275682 (1-9). ⟨10.1155/2011/275682⟩. ⟨hal-00670846⟩