We aim to make students acquire the knowledge of methodologies and physical/materials science techniques widely used in diagnostics, restoration, dating of cultural heritage objects
Course Prerequisites
Basic elements of general physics (mechanics, fluidics, electromagnetism)
Teaching Methods
Lectures Visits to relevant laboratories will be organized (i.e. Spectroscopy Labs at Dept. of Physics, Arvedi Labs at CISRIC Center, facilities at LENA lab in Pavia)
Assessment Methods
Oral examination. The capacity of students to explain some techniques, from the physical principles to the instrumentation adopted, will be evaluated. The student should treat the above mentioned aspects in reference to a specific case study from literature.
Texts
Reference textbooks, scientific publications and reviews on specific topics. Teaching materials provided
Contents
Some basic elements of the radiation-matter interaction will we recalled, as well as some aspects of optics. We then illustrate the modern techniques of study of physical and material phenomena involved in musical instruments, scientific and technical instruments. Among the methods and techniques described: optical spectroscopies in UV-visible-infrared; vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman); photo- and thermo-luminescence; Xray fluorescence; scanning probe microscopy (electron, atomic force, electromagnetic); photon beam analysis techniques, radiography and Coputed Tomography; dating with radiocarbon and other radioisotopes. Each one illustrates principles, experimental equipment and will be focused to case studies in the frame of cultural heritage applications.
