PHYSICS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

BASA028

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in CULTURAL HERITAGE: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART

Disciplinary Sector:

Applied Physics (Cultural Heritage, Environment, Biology and Medicine)

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DEL GRATTA Cosimo

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

None

Objectives

Explain the physical principles of functioning of the various diagnostic techniques to stimulate the comprehension of the mechanisms underlying the measurementsand to highlight the potentialities and the limits of the techniques.

Contents

Physical principles, technical implementations, and applications of diagnostic techniques for cultural heritage.

Extended Syllabus

1. Diagnostic techniques
a. Radiographic techniques for archeometry
b. X-ray and gamma ray tomography for the study of artistic artefacts
c. Multi-spectral imaging techniques
d. Infrared reflectography
e. Optical techniques for shape assessment
f. Imaging spectroscopy for the diagnostics of contemporary art works
g. Thermography and investigations on architectural estate
2. Geophysical and microclimatic techniques
a. Geophysical methods for cultural heritage
b. Methodology for a microclimatic analysis for the conservation of art works in close environments

Recommended Bibliography

Elementi di archeometria. Marco Martini, Alfredo Castellano, Emanuela Sibilia. Egea. Second edition September 2007.

Teaching Methods

Lectures

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

written oral examination

Contacts/More Information

none

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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