Chemistry and physics for curtural heritage (2010/2011)

Teaching is organised as follows:

Educational objectives

Module: CHIMICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) I MODULO
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Acquisition of knowledge concerning the composition of natural and artificial stone materials and processes of interaction of artefacts with the environment.

Module: FISICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) II MODULO
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Aim of the course is to give the fundamental principles which allow to understand non invasive analytical and imaging techniques applied in cultural heritage studies

Syllabus

Module: CHIMICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) I MODULO
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- Effects of water and soluble salts on the degradation of the stone
- General considerations on the morphology of the degradation study of conservation status and description of the morphologies of deprivation dunzione of different rock types.
- Influence of air pollution on the degradation processes of stone materials
- Mechanisms of deposition of air pollutants on stone surfaces and the formation of black crusts Relationship between the fouling and degradation.
- Cleaning of stone materials
- General considerations on the conservation work
- Acrylic resins
- Silicone resins

Module: FISICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) II MODULO
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General principles

Physical values, measurement and uncertainty. Systems of units of physical values.
Introduction to kinematics and dynamics.
Fundamental interactions.
Electric and magnetic fields.
Oscillations and waves. Harmonic waves.
Acoustic and electromagnetic waves.
Reflection, refraction, interference and diffraction.
Concept of photon.
Introduction to the structure of matter. Quantization of energy levels.
Introduction to nuclear physics.

Physical techniques for cultural heritage

General introduction to physical techniques for cultural heritage.
Reflectance spectrometry.
Infrared reflectography.
UV fluorescence.
Thermography.
Infrared and Raman spectroscopy.
XRF and PIXE.
Optical and electronic microscopy.
X-ray and neutron diffractometry.
X-ray and neutron radiography and tomography.
Neutron activation autoradiography.
Optical techniques to measure shape and micro deformations.
Dating techniques.
Microclimate analysis.

Exam methods

Module: CHIMICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) I MODULO
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written exam


Module: FISICA PER I BENI CULTURALI (I) II MODULO
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Multiple choice test.

Statistics on students' past performance (Art. 2 del D.M. 31/10/2007, n. 544)

Data from AA 2010/2011 based on 134 students. I valori in percentuale sono arrotondati al numero intero più vicino.