LABORATORY: CNR ISPC
NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT
3D and 2D Digital Microscope
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3D Digital microscope is an instrument available at MOLAB to acquire high-resolution images and video of superficial morphology and texture of heritage surfaces, to analyze superficial patina or conservation treatments on stone, metal or wood artefacts; craquelure, complex stratigraphy in paintings, manuscripts and contemporary artworks; residues, marks, and use-traces on archaeological remains.
In particular, the technique allows acquiring:
- 2D measurements (length, area, angle, etc.) of the surfaces of artistic artefacts, details in pictorial layers, residues, marks and traces on archeological remains.
- 3D measurements (micrometric-resolution profilometry, volume of the discontinuity, etc.) of heritage artifacts, alteration patinas, residues, marks, and traces on archeological remains.
- High resolution digital scans (gigapixel) on paintings, engravings, manuscripts on different supports with a size up to 500x500mm.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
3D Digital microscope Hirox RX-100 is equipped with:
- 2 lenses with magnification from 6x up to 2500x
- Rotary-Head lens enables 360-degree inspection without manipulating the samples (image and video), with magnification from 20x up to 140x.
- Fixed stand with manual XY stage of 500x500 mm.
- Horizontal motorized stand for inspection of vertical objects, with a step size of 0,2 micrometer and a maximum XY moving speed: 10 mm/sec. Motorized Z-axis multi-focus up to 80mm for the acquisition of 3D images of painted surfaces. Data images can be exported as a point cloud for micro-profilometry and topographic analysis. The tool can scan and map in 3D, automatically reconstructing the image (tiling) at a very high resolution. The image can be shared and easily explored using an open access
Referents:
Loredana Luvidi loredana.luvidi@cnr.it
Valeria Di Tullio valeria.ditullio@cnr.it