The double superficiality of the frontal image of the Turin Shroud

Fanti, Giulio; Maggiolo, Roberto

doi:10.1088/1464-4258/6/6/001

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“…The TS body image is extremely superficial; in some areas of the frontal image, such as those of the face and perhaps the hands, it appears superficial on both sides [7]. This important finding has recently been questioned [8] but it has been confirmed again [9] showing some inconsistencies of the arose doubts.…”

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Optical features of flax fibers coming from the Turin Shroud

Fanti

2015

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Abstract. This paper presents a study of flax fibers coming from the TS (Turin Shroud) and evidences their peculiar features if compared with recent ones. A further comparison between image-fibers and non-image-fibers shows both structural and chemical differences especially in correspondence of the external layer about 200 nm thick.The PLM (Polarized Light Microscopy) is used to evidence the various features of the TS fibers, and these features are then explained also at the light of the ancient procedure used to produce fibers from flax plants.Optical microscope and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) are used to better show the various fiber's features evidencing the presence of impurities and defects.Finally an opto-chemical analysis is performed showing results of TS fibers relative to CIELAB values, FT-IR ATR and Raman tests also trying to interpret, from a chemical point of view, some peaks present in the spectra.

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Optical features of flax fibers coming from the Turin Shroud

Fanti

2015

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“…Owing to the special features of the resulting images, such as superficiality [4,5], double superficiality [13] and color, the authors are inclined to claim the causal relationship between the imaging under examination and CD, even though this phenomenon is triggered by an electrostatic mechanism still needing to be exhaustively ascertained and described. An indoor vertically oriented electric field, with strengths attaining the order of 1 kV/m in the gap between the plates where the object under test was positioned (see later for more detailed considerations), was monitored.…”

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Turin Shroud-like electric imaging connected to earthquakes

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2015

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Abstract.A large amount of long lasting experiments, carried out by the first author with the supervision of coauthoring experts in electrical imaging and Turin Shroud (TS) studies, was addressed to obtain TS-like impressions. To this end, the experiments was especially performed by using conducting objects previously enveloped in two-folded cloths, then inserted into a gap bounded by a pair of rocky plates. The prerequisite for image formation seems to be an especially abundant emission of radon, related to earthquakes, ultimately giving rise to a macro-scale background electric field of the order of 1 kV/m in the gap and, more importantly, to micro-scale field amplification. This additional field is localized in the air filled interstices of the exposed fabric, thus causing consequent aging. In spite of the complicate and unpredictable character of the natural phenomenology under examination, the investigators succeeded in categorizing different kinds of impressions and selecting one of them as being thoroughly successful. Specifically, the images of the selected category do exhibit basic physicochemical and optical features distinctive of the figure impressed on the Turin Shroud.

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“…There are also uncolored fibers posed side by side with colored ones. The presence of an image on the back of the TS was recently detected [17,18]. We know little if any about the process that generated the body image on the linen fabric of the TS.…”

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