Project of the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) APVV-14-0719

Project duration: 07/2015 – 06/2019

Principal investigator: RNDr. Miroslav Hain, PhD.

The project deals with the use of the state of the art non-destructive physical methods and devices for analyzing and testing of objects of tangible cultural heritage. Among the comprehensive research methods the X-ray microtomography, X-ray microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, ultraviolet fluorescence, infrared reflectography, FTIR spectroscopy, UV, VIS, NIR spectroscopy and active infrared thermography will be used. The project aims to achieve a synergistic effect when information about the artefact derived from different physical measurement methods and subsequently processed and evaluated together will provide qualitatively new comprehensive information on the historical artefact under study. 

In 2015 in the first stage of the project, the investigators have focused mainly on the research and development of new methodologies in the field of the state of the art non-destructive physical methods and devices for analyzing and testing of objects of tangible cultural heritage, namely X-ray microtomography, X-ray microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry, ultraviolet fluorescence, infrared reflectography, FTIR spectroscopy, UV, VIS, NIR spectroscopy and active infrared thermography.