The feasibility of flash thermography for the examination and conservation of works of Art

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-120

  Blessley, Krista ^a   Young, Christina ^b   Nunn, John ^c   Coddington, Jim ^d   Shepard, Steven ^e  

^a Cincinnati Art Museum   (United States)

^b Somerset House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Conservation Department ^*  (United States)

^e THERMAL WAVE IMAGING INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC LAMPS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEFECTS; DELAMINATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TINNING;

CANVAS PAINTINGS; FLASH THERMOGRAPHY; LAYER STRUCTURES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; SIGNAL CHARACTERISTIC; SUBSURFACE DEFECT; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; XENON ARC LAMPS;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 77954714038     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2010.55.2.107     Document Type: Article

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