The Application of Optical Coherence Tomography to Non-Destructive Examination of Museum Objects

Targowski, Piotr; Rouba, Bogumiła J.; Wojtkowski, Maciej; Kowalczyk, Andrzej

doi:10.1179/sic.2004.49.2.107

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“…In particular, it offers the possibility of noninvasive and non-contact examination of the subsurface microstructure of historic paintings (Fig. 1c), including paint and varnish layers [4][5] [6] [7][8] [9], as well as other historic objects [10] [11]. Currently, the routine method of investigating the stratigraphy is through taking a small sample from a painting, 300-500 µm in size, and preparing it as a cross-section that can be examined under a microscope (Fig.…”

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Optimum spectral window for imaging of art with optical coherence tomography

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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has been shown to have potential for important applications in the field of art conservation and archaeology due to its ability to image subsurface microstructures noninvasively. However, its depth of penetration in painted objects is limited due to the strong scattering properties of artists' paints. VIS-NIR (400 nm -2400 nm) reflectance spectra of a wide variety of paints made with historic artists' pigments have been measured. The best spectral window with which to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the imaging of subsurface structure of paintings was found to be around 2.2 µm. The same spectral window would also be most suitable for direct infrared imaging of preparatory sketches under the paint layers. The reflectance spectra from a large sample of chemically verified pigments provide information on the spectral transparency of historic artists' pigments/paints as well as a reference set of spectra for pigment identification. The results of the paper suggest that broadband sources at ~2 microns are highly desirable for OCT applications in art and potentially material science in general.

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“…Finally, a very recent trend is the application of OCT (Optical Coherent Tomography), an interferometric technique developed mainly for in vivo imaging of biological tissues, to the examination of paintings. This technique is similar to ultrasound, being a cross sectional imaging modality, which measures echo time delays of backreflected light; it is non contact and non invasive and has a very high sensitivity [26][27][28][29][30]. The development of OCT instruments and some applications in the artwork field are described in [30].…”

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“…The implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) [24,25], which has long been known from agriculture, forestry, and inventory management, only just began a few years ago in the case of wood-destroying organisms in a systematic manner [10]. Monitoring [2,[26][27][28][29], which comprises determination of the causative agent, type of damage and extent of damage, normally results in infestation mapping. If mass infestation is detected, an immediate decision for appropriate control or treatment measures is required.…”

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Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage – Florence 2007

Uzielli¹

2010

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The financial contribution of COST Action IE0601 and of University of Florence for covering the publication costs of this volume are gratefully ackwnoledged Main objectives and resultsThe main objectives of the Workshop, which have been achieved at a quite satisfactory level, can be summarized as follows:a) To present a "state of the art" about selected subjects dealt with by the Action (From the program: "Historic wood -structure and properties", "Wood material -ageing and non-biological degradation", "Assessment & Diagnosis", "Diagnosing the surface of painted wood" "Diagnosing the efficiency of object treatments", "Contributions from Wood Science to conservation issues", "Expressing needs in the field of conservation, of objects and/or monuments, in matter of Wood Science"); b) To improve mutual knowledge and acquaintance between MC Members, and WG members; c) To present current ongoing research, and inform specialists of different fields, all working towards conservation of WCHOs (Wooden Objects belonging to the Cultural Heritage), about the work of their colleagues and the scientific work being carried out in different Institutions; d) To provide an opportunity for discussing interdisciplinary subjects, which are very important for study and conservation of WCHOs; e) To identify the main subjects to be discussed in forthcoming activities.In fact this Workshop was instrumental for defining and addressing the future activities of the Action; a very good atmosphere, full of enthusiasm and of availability towards cooperation, emerged, and has been maintained during successive activities. The previous meeting (in Tervuren) and this one were both organized at short notice, as is normally the case at the beginning of an Action. They allowed interactions between scientists who often met for the first time and exchanges of general information from subjects of other fields. In the plenary meetings which followed, scientific contributions on well-focused subjects have been made possible by the longer time allowed for submission of papers. In this occasion several topics were also suggested for future general or focused meetings. Allocating and refereeing the PapersFor this Workshop, the Steering Committee (see Annex 2) fulfilled the role of Scientific Committee, preparing and managing its scientific aspects, and organising the refereeing process of the submitted papers, all of which have been peer-reviewed for this publication. Emphasis should be given to the fact that all accepted paper were deemed of high scientific calibre and deserved the same "dignity", no matter whether they were allocated as Oral presentations or Posters, such allocation being dictated by inescapable time constraints. Unfortunately some Authors were not able to submit their paper for publication; the titles of their presentations can be found in the Programme (Appendix 2). In some cases, the screen presentations they offered can be found on the Action's website . Others, not being of English mother tongue, submitted...

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“…From 2004, OCT technology began to be used for surface structure imaging detection of jade [5], ceramic [6] [7] and painting [8]. Especially, researchers obtained many achievements in the study of western painting com-pared with the traditional microscopic imaging technology.…”

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1310 nm Source Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Chinese Pigment and Jadeite Research

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Gang²,

Hu³

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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technique is a nondestructive optical detection technology based on low-coherence interferometer and it has become an attractive cultural heritage research method. A 1310 nm source spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) system based on optical fiber Michelson interferometer and optical spectrum analyzer is proposed and demonstrated for Chinese cultural heritage research. The cross-section OCT images of Chinese pigment samples and jadeite samples can provide a lot of valuable microstructure information for the Chinese cultural heritage research and identification works.

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The Application of Optical Coherence Tomography to Non-Destructive Examination of Museum Objects

Cited by 89 publications

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Optimum spectral window for imaging of art with optical coherence tomography

Optimum spectral window for imaging of art with optical coherence tomography

Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage – Florence 2007

1310 nm Source Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Chinese Pigment and Jadeite Research

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