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Terahertz analysis of an East Asian historical mural painting
2010
Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications
Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and THz imaging techniques are expected to have great potential for the non-invasive analysis of artworks. We have applied THz imaging to analyse the historic mural painting of a Lamaism temple by using a transportable time-domain THz imaging system; such an attempt is the first in the world. The reflection image revealed that there are two orange colours in the painting, although they appear the same to the naked eye. THz imaging can also estimate the depth of
doi:10.2971/jeos.2010.10024
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