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Research Techniques

Operation Night Watch

We zoom in to the smallest details, far beyond what you can see with the naked eye. We make a 3D scan, study the different layers and even take minuscule samples of the paint. How do we do that? You can read about it here.

3D-scan

Variations in height

Stereomicroscopy

The paint surface enlarged

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Cross sections

Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS)

Chemical composition

macro X-ray fluorescence scanning

Elemental composition

Macro X-ray Powder Diffraction scanning

Crystal structures

Sample examination

Minuscule paint samples

Varnish removal tests

Safe varnish removal

FORS

Researching the pigments and binding media

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