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FRONTIERS OF OPTOELECTRONICS
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 81-92Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12200-014-0446-y
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terahertz (THz); time-domain imaging; spectroscopy; non-destructive evaluation; archaeology
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The work presented in this paper was performed at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, on objects from their permanent collection: an ancient Egyptian bird mummy and three ancient Sumerian corroded copper-alloy objects. We used a portable, fiber-coupled terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopic imaging system, which allowed us to measure specimens in both transmission and reflection geometry, and present time-and frequency-based image modes. The results confirm earlier evidence that THz imaging can provide complementary information to that obtainable from X-ray computed tomography (XRCT) scans of mummies, giving better visualisation of low density regions. In addition, we demonstrated that THz imaging can distinguish mineralized layers in metal artifacts.
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