scholarly journals A Multiwavelength Approach for the Study of Contemporary Painting Materials by Means of Fluorescence Imaging Techniques: An Integration to Spectroscopic Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Margherita Longoni ◽  
Alessia Buttarelli ◽  
Marco Gargano ◽  
Silvia Bruni
Keyword(s):  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Visible Radiation ◽  
Infrared Luminescence ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Synthetic Pigments ◽  
Contemporary Painting

Imaging methods based on visible luminescence induced by ultraviolet (UV) radiation are well consolidated in the investigation of ancient works of art, to map varnishes, retouches, and possibly some pigments. As far as contemporary art is involved, the wide range of synthetic materials, especially pigments, introduced from 1850 onwards, makes the possible application of the technique particularly challenging. Among the colouring substances used by artists in the 19th and 20th centuries, only cadmium-based pigments received attention due to their typical near-infrared luminescence. Nevertheless, the fluorescence emission exhibited by several synthetic pigments upon visible excitation was recently demonstrated and confirmed using UV radiation in the present work. The subsequent possibility of individuating such materials in paintings by ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF) images was explored on mock-up painting samples of a wide series of pigments dispersed in oil or acrylic binder. Visible and infrared luminescence images obtained by irradiating with visible radiation (VIVF and VIL) were also collected. It was thus evidenced the possible advantage of the choice of a different excitation wavelength in discriminating between the contributions of pigment and binder. Finally, a recent oil painting on panel was also examined as case study.

A Novel Near-Infrared Fluorescence Sensor for H2O2 Based on N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine-Capped Gold Nanoparticles

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 234-240
Author(s):  
Wen Juan Dong ◽  
Ji Yan Han ◽  
Xin Wu ◽  
Li Fan ◽  
Wen Ting Liang
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Fluorescence Quenching ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Fluorescence Probe ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Near Infrared Fluorescence

A novel near-infrared fluorescence quenching method has been developed for the determination of hydrogen peroxide based on N-acetyl-L-cysteine-capped gold nanoparticles (NAC-AuNPs) as a fluorescence probe. The prepared gold nanoparticles with the size of about 1.91 nm exhibited strong near-infrared fluorescence emission at 693 nm with excitation wavelength at 450 nm in aqueous solution. The fluorescence intensity of NAC-AuNPs was quenched dramatically by adding hydrogen peroxide. Therefore, it could be used to detect hydrogen peroxide based on the fluorescence quenching intensity was linear with the concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the linear range and detection limit were 1.0×10-6 –3.0×10-2 mol/L and 1.0×10-7 mol/L, respectively. The possible quenching mechanism was investigated by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The proposed method was simple, sensitive and showed good repeatability and stability.

Excitation wavelength-dependent near-infrared luminescence from Bi-doped silica glass

2012 ◽  
Vol 531 ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liaolin Zhang ◽  
Guoping Dong ◽  
Jingdong Wu ◽  
Mingying Peng ◽  
Jianrong Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Silica Glass ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Infrared Luminescence

The Electronic Absorption Edge of Petroleum

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1405-1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver C. Mullins ◽  
Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley ◽  
Yifu Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Absorption ◽  
Absorption Edge ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Urbach Tail ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Peak Widths

The electronic absorption spectra of more than 20 crude oils and asphaltenes are examined. The spectral location of the electronic absorption edge varies over a wide range, from the near-infrared for heavy oils and asphaltenes to the near-UV for gas condensates. The functional form of the electronic absorption edge for all crude oils (measured) is characteristic of the “Urbach tail,” a phenomenology which describes electronic absorption edges in wide-ranging materials. The crude oils all show similar Urbach widths, which are significantly larger than those generally found for various materials but are similar to those previously reported for asphaltenes. Monotonically increasing absorption at higher photon energy continues for all crude oils until the spectral region is reached where single-ring aromatics dominate absorption. However, the rate of increasing absorption at higher energies moderates, thereby deviating from the Urbach behavior. Fluorescence emission spectra exhibit small red shifts from the excitation wavelength and small fluorescence peak widths in the Urbach regions of different crude oils, but show large red shifts and large peak widths in spectral regions which deviate from the Urbach behavior. This observation implies that the Urbach spectral region is dominated by lowest-energy electronic absorption of corresponding chromophores. Thus, the Urbach tail gives a direct measure of the population distribution of chromophores in crude oils. Implied population distributions are consistent with thermally activated growth of large chromophores from small ones.

Quantum Yields of Crude Oils

1996 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1563-1568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corie Y. Ralston ◽  
Xu Wu ◽  
Oliver C. Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Yield ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Electronic Energy ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Dilute Solutions ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
Electronic Energy Transfer

Fluorescence quantum yield measurements are reported for visible and UV excitation for neat and dilute crude oil solutions, extending earlier work with excitation in the long wavelength visible and the NIR. Large and monotonically increasing quantum yields are found with shorter wavelength excitation (to 325 nm), and all crude oils are shown to have nearly the same relative dependence of quantum yield on excitation wavelength. These observations are explained by the energy dependence of internal conversion. Dilute solutions of light crude oils exhibit higher quantum yields than those of heavy crude oils because of their lack of large chromophores. The fraction of fluorescence emission resulting from electronic energy transfer (with subsequent fluorescence emission) for neat crude oils was previously shown to vary from ∼100% for ultraviolet excitation to ∼0% for near-infrared excitation; this large variation correlates well with and is explained by the very large variation in quantum yields with excitation wavelength. Comparison of quantum yields from neat and dilute solutions shows that quenching is the other major process which occurs with chromophore interactions. The quantum yields of a maltene and resin are large and similar, while the asphaltene exhibits much smaller quantum yields because of its lack of small chromophores.

New frontiers in multispectral chemical imaging

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 156-157
Author(s):  
Michael D. Schaeberle ◽  
Patrick J. Treado
Keyword(s):  
Indium Antimonide ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Chemical Imaging ◽  
Platinum Silicide ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Ccd Detectors

Recent advancements in visible and near-infrared multichannel detectors as well as the availability of novel imaging quality tunable filters make multispectral chemical imaging microscopy viable for routine materials characterization. Our research involves the development and application of chemical imaging methods that are rapid, non-invasive, and intuitive. The methods require limited sample preparation, and can be performed at high spectral and spatial resolution.The chemical imaging techniques employ Raman scattering, fluorescence emission or infrared absorption spectroscopies in combination with optical microscopy. In general, the methods provide qualitative and quantitative information about the composition and distribution of constituents within a wide host of materials, including biological tissues, polymers, and semiconductors.Silicon charge-coupled device (CCD) detectors are widely utilized for image detection in visible microscopy. Currently underutilized, but providing significant capabilities for chemical imaging based on infrared vibrational absorption are focal plane array (FPA) detectors providing sensitivity in the near-infrared and mid infrared. These include cameras constructed from indium antimonide (InSb), platinum silicide (PtSi), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and mercury cadmium telluride (MCT).

scholarly journals New Spectroradiometers Complying with the NDSC Standards

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Wuttke ◽  
Gunther Seckmeyer ◽  
Germar Bernhard ◽  
James Ehramjian ◽  
Richard McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Photochemical Reactions ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Spectral Measurements ◽  
Visible Radiation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Instrument

Abstract The investigation of the effect of solar ultraviolet (UV) and visible radiation on biological organisms and photochemical reactions requires spectral measurements of the desired radiation parameters of high accuracy. The Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) and the World Meteorological Organization have set up stringent requirements for high-quality spectral measurements of ultraviolet radiation. It is shown that two new instruments comply with these standards. One is the newly developed spectroradiometer of the Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany. It is capable of covering the spectral range from the UV to the near-infrared (290–1050 nm) in a comparably fine resolution. One major aim is to deploy this instrument as a traveling NDSC spectroradiometer. The other new instrument is built for the U.S. National Science Foundation's UV Monitoring Network. It is designed to monitor UV and visible irradiance at high latitudes and covers a wavelength range from 280 to 600 nm. Data of both instruments show deviations of less than 5% for a wide range of atmospheric conditions compared to a NDSC spectroradiometer owned by the Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory during the fifth North American Interagency Intercomparison for UV Spectroradiometers. Such deviations represent state-of-the-art instrumentation for conducting long-term measurements of solar UV radiation capable of detecting trends and supporting long-term measurements by traveling standards. Furthermore, there is now an instrument capable of measuring solar irradiance in a wavelength range from 250 to 1050 nm.

scholarly journals Non–line-of-sight imaging over 1.43 km

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. e2024468118
Author(s):  
Cheng Wu ◽  
Jianjiang Liu ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Zheng-Ping Li ◽  
Chao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Light Transport ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

Non–line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging has the ability to reconstruct hidden objects from indirect light paths that scatter multiple times in the surrounding environment, which is of considerable interest in a wide range of applications. Whereas conventional imaging involves direct line-of-sight light transport to recover the visible objects, NLOS imaging aims to reconstruct the hidden objects from the indirect light paths that scatter multiple times, typically using the information encoded in the time-of-flight of scattered photons. Despite recent advances, NLOS imaging has remained at short-range realizations, limited by the heavy loss and the spatial mixing due to the multiple diffuse reflections. Here, both experimental and conceptual innovations yield hardware and software solutions to increase the standoff distance of NLOS imaging from meter to kilometer range, which is about three orders of magnitude longer than previous experiments. In hardware, we develop a high-efficiency, low-noise NLOS imaging system at near-infrared wavelength based on a dual-telescope confocal optical design. In software, we adopt a convex optimizer, equipped with a tailored spatial–temporal kernel expressed using three-dimensional matrix, to mitigate the effect of the spatial–temporal broadening over long standoffs. Together, these enable our demonstration of NLOS imaging and real-time tracking of hidden objects over a distance of 1.43 km. The results will open venues for the development of NLOS imaging techniques and relevant applications to real-world conditions.

Non-Destructive Defect Detection of Apples by Spectroscopic and Imaging Technologies: A Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1765-1790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzhen Lu ◽  
Renfu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Structured Illumination ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Detection Quality ◽  
Non Destructive

Abstract. Apples are susceptible to a wide range of defects that can occur in the orchard and during the post-harvest period. Detection of these defects by non-destructive sensing techniques is of great importance for the apple industry and has been an intensive research topic over the past two decades. This review presents an overview of common defects in apples, encompassing physiological disorders, mechanical damage, pathological disorders, and contamination. Presented and discussed in this review is research progress on the detection of defects in apples using various non-destructive spectroscopic and imaging techniques, including visible/near-infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging, monochromatic and color imaging, hyperspectral and multispectral imaging, x-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, thermal imaging, time-resolved and spatially resolved spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, biospeckle imaging, and structured-illumination reflectance imaging. This review concludes with remarks on the prospects of these techniques and research needs in the future. Keywords: Apples, Defects, Imaging, Non-destructive detection, Quality, Safety, Spectroscopy.

Visible and Near-Infrared Fluorescence of Crude Oils

1995 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 754-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taggart D. Downare ◽  
Oliver C. Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Fluorescence Emission Spectra ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Oil Type

Fluorescence emission spectra and absolute quantum yields have been measured for ten diverse crude oils at various concentrations over a broad range of excitation and emission wavelengths in the visible and the near-infrared. Energy transfer produces large red shifts and large widths in the fluorescence emission spectra for shorter wavelength excitation particularly for heavier crude oils. However, the effects of energy transfer are nearly absent for near-infrared excitation; all crude oils exhibit nearly the same emission spectra for long wavelength excitation. In addition, the fraction of emission resulting from collisional energy transfer relative to nascent emission is almost independent of oil type; it is governed by quantum yield characteristics. Absolute fluorescence quantum yields of ten crude oils (and three rhodamine dyes for validation) were measured with respect to scattering of latex microspheres in distilled water. Fluorescence quantum yields vary systematically with crude oil type as well as excitation wavelength; quantum yields are lower for high fluorophore concentrations (heavy crude oils) and for longer wavelength excitation. Stern-Volmer analyses of the quantum yields indicate that simple models apply and show the relative quenching rates for different excitation wavelengths.

scholarly journals Portable near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Tool for Fresh Tomato Quality Control Analysis in the Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3209
Author(s):  
Karla R. Borba ◽  
Didem P. Aykas ◽  
Maria I. Milani ◽  
Luiz A. Colnago ◽  
Marcos D. Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Tomato Quality ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Fresh Tomato

Portable spectrometers are promising tools that can be an alternative way, for various purposes, of analyzing food quality, such as monitoring in a few seconds the internal quality during fruit ripening in the field. A portable/handheld (palm-sized) near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer (Neospectra, Si-ware) with spectral range of 1295–2611 nm, equipped with a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMs), was used to develop prediction models to evaluate tomato quality attributes non-destructively. Soluble solid content (SSC), fructose, glucose, titratable acidity (TA), ascorbic, and citric acid contents of different types of fresh tomatoes were analyzed with standard methods, and those values were correlated to spectral data by partial least squares regression (PLSR). Fresh tomato samples were obtained in 2018 and 2019 crops in commercial production, and four fruit types were evaluated: Roma, round, grape, and cherry tomatoes. The large variation in tomato types and having the fruits from distinct years resulted in a wide range in quality parameters enabling robust PLSR models. Results showed accurate prediction and good correlation (Rpred) for SSC = 0.87, glucose = 0.83, fructose = 0.87, ascorbic acid = 0.81, and citric acid = 0.86. Our results support the assertion that a handheld NIR spectrometer has a high potential to simultaneously determine several quality attributes of different types of tomatoes in a practical and fast way.

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