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Case Studies of THz Pulsed TDI

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THz Technology Applied to Cultural Heritage in Practice

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THz pulsed TDI has been used to study various museum objects around the world. This chapter introduces its practical examples using a commercial THz pulsed TDI system. The imaging results presented here should help potential users to understand the benefits and the limitations of THz pulsed TDI for such applications. Additionally, the examples given here may also prompt THz experts to think of new applications or new functions for their THz products and systems.

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Fukunaga, K. (2016). Case Studies of THz Pulsed TDI. In: THz Technology Applied to Cultural Heritage in Practice. Cultural Heritage Science. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55885-9_6

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