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| New Australian Synchrotron for Art Analysis |
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| Friday, 01 June 2007 | |
 Copyright © EPSIM 3D/JF Santarelli ABC News announced today that the new Australian synchrotron will be used for the study of works of art.
It is expected that the synchrotron will be used for the study and characterization of paintings and Roman artefacts.
Under the direction of the Associate Professor Robyn Sloggett from the University of Melbourne, a new project is being prepared for the characterization of Australian and Southeast Asian paint materials in order to study its degradation process. Also, a new corrosion inhibitor will be studied to assess its effectiveness in Roman metals.
Synchrotrons are very large and costly equipments demanding considerable facilities. They are used in cutting edge research.
Basically, the synchrotron is a particle accelerator used to produce monochromatic high intensity X-ray beams, more focused and able to generate more accurate details. The synchrotron is able to characterize the structure and to analyze the chemical properties being used in numerous applications. To read the entire article: Synchrotron combines science and art http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1932299.htm?tech To read more about Australian Synchrotron: http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=1 |
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