Combined Application of X-Ray and Neutron Imaging Techniques to Wood Materials

• Main Authors: Roberto Triolo, Graziella Giambona, Fabrizio Lo Celso, Irene Ruffo, Nicolay Kardjilov, André Hilger, Ingo Manke, Andreas Paulke
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Bologna 2010-12-01
• Series: Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage
• Subjects: X-ray; neutron imaging techniques; wood materials
• Online Access: http://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/view/2322

Conservation of Cultural Heritage is extremely important not only from a cultural point of view, but also from a practical one. It is our duty to pass on to future generations the cultural heritage left tous by our ancestors. Wood is one of the most common materials used to generate works of art which are in a state of constant change and/or deterioration. In order to optimize the knowledge of artworks together with their conservation, it is necessary to use the most advanced scientific and technological tools. In the following paper, we will show the results which can be achieved by application of complementary techniques based on the combined use of X-rays and neutrons as structural probes.