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Performance evaluation of mapping and linear imaging FTIR microspectroscopy for the characterisation of paint cross sections

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Different Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopic techniques, using attenuated total reflection (ATR) mode and single-element mercury–cadmium–telluride (MCT) detector (mapping) or multielement MCT detector (raster scanning), are compared with each other for the characterisation of inorganic compounds and organic substances in paint cross sections. All measurements have been performed on paint cross sections embedded in potassium bromide, a transparent salt in the mid-infrared region, in order to better identify the organic materials without the interference of the usual embedding resin. The limitations and advantages of the different techniques are presented in terms of spatial resolution, data quality and chemical information achieved. For all techniques, the chemical information obtained is found to be nearly identical. However, ATR mapping performed with a recently developed instrumentation shows the best results in terms of spectral quality and spatial resolution. In fact, thin organic layers (∼10 µm) have been not only identified but also accurately located. This paper also highlights the recent introduction of multielement detectors, which may represent a good compromise between mapping and imaging systems.

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Acknowledgment

This research has been partially carried out with the support of the European Union, within the VI Framework Programme (Contract: EU-ARTECH, RII3-CT-2004-506171). The authors also acknowledge the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility for providing synchrotron radiation facilities and would like to thank Dr. M. Cotte for assistance in using beamline ID21.

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  1. Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Bologna, via Guaccimanni 42, 48100, Ravenna, Italy

    Edith Joseph, Silvia Prati, Giorgia Sciutto & Rocco Mazzeo

  2. Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro, Piazza San Francesco di Paola 9, 00184, Rome, Italy

    Marcella Ioele & Paola Santopadre

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Joseph, E., Prati, S., Sciutto, G. et al. Performance evaluation of mapping and linear imaging FTIR microspectroscopy for the characterisation of paint cross sections. Anal Bioanal Chem 396, 899–910 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-3269-8

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