Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 16, 1611002(2021)

Nondestructive Detection of Murals in Tombs by Square-Heating Thermography

Congsi Wang1, Ning Tao1、*, Qunxi Zhang2, Jing Yan3, Li Wang1, Zhenzhen Ma3, Cunlin Zhang1, and Jiangang Sun1
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  • 1Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Key Lab of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2Shaanxi History Museum, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710061, China
  • 3Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710043, China
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    This paper introduces the evaluation results of nondestructive detection of the wall paintings in the Yuan Dynasty tombs in Pucheng, Shaanxi Province using the square-heating thermograph. For this purpose, a three-dimensional thermal tomography quantitative evaluation method for reconstructing the heat storage coefficient of the material is proposed, and the results are compared with the post-processing results of pulse phase thermal imaging and principal component thermal imaging. The experimental results show that the three methods can improve the defect detection ability, but the three-dimensional thermal tomography method can realize the quantitative three-dimensional assessment of the internal disease distribution of the mural. Finally, three-dimensional thermal tomography is performed on one of the entire murals. The proposed method can realize the detection and evaluation of hollow drums, cracks, and wall support structures, and can provide useful evaluation methods and reference information for mural removal, restoration and protection, and mural research.

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    Congsi Wang, Ning Tao, Qunxi Zhang, Jing Yan, Li Wang, Zhenzhen Ma, Cunlin Zhang, Jiangang Sun. Nondestructive Detection of Murals in Tombs by Square-Heating Thermography[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(16): 1611002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Feb. 1, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 11, 2021

    Published Online: Aug. 12, 2021

    The Author Email: Tao Ning (ningtao?phy@cnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1611002

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