DocumentCode
1665723
Title
Sub-surface terahertz imaging through uneven surfaces: Visualizing Neolithic wall paintings in Çatalhöyük
Author
Walker, Gillian C. ; Bowen, John W. ; Jackson, J. Bianca ; Matthews, Wendy ; Labaune, Julien ; Mourou, Gerard ; Menu, Michel ; Hodder, Ian
Author_Institution
Sch. of Syst. Eng., Univ. of Reading, Reading, UK
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Portions of Neolithic paintings at Çatalhöyük, Turkey, are hidden under uneven covering layers of plaster. Traditional terahertz data analysis has proven unsuccessful at subsurface imaging of these paintings. An imaging technique is presented, based around Gaussian beam-mode coupling, to visualize the obscured painting.
Keywords
art; cements (building materials); data visualisation; image processing; painting; terahertz wave imaging; walls; Catalhoyuk; Gaussian beam-mode coupling; Neolithic wall painting visualization; Turkey; imaging technique; obscured painting; plaster; subsurface terahertz imaging; uneven covering layers; uneven surfaces; Couplings; Detectors; Educational institutions; Imaging; Painting; Surface reconstruction;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326105
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