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Examination of Painting on Metal Support by Terahertz Time-Domain Imaging

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Two paintings on metal support have been imaged by terahertz time-domain imaging (THz-TDI) in a reflection setup and the X-ray radiographs were also recorded. The study was performed for testing the terahertz radiation (THz) as an imaging method alternative to X-ray radiography, which suffers several limitations in imaging paint layers on metal support. While the information regarding the paint layers of the paintings was almost lost in the records provided by the X-ray radiography, THz-TDI demonstrates the ability to provide important information about them, despite the presence of the underlying metal.

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The authors would like to acknowledge with gratitude the financial support of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONACYT (grant numbers 255114, 252939, and 280391) and the financial support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant SNSF, P2SKP2_16321/1)

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    C. L. Koch Dandolo, A. M. Gomez-Sepulveda, A. I. Hernandez-Serrano & E. Castro-Camus

  2. Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente, Analco No. 285, Barrio de Analco, 44450, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    A. M. Gomez-Sepulveda

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Koch Dandolo, C.L., Gomez-Sepulveda, A.M., Hernandez-Serrano, A.I. et al. Examination of Painting on Metal Support by Terahertz Time-Domain Imaging. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 38, 1278–1287 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-017-0409-7

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