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Dynamic Studies of Materials Using the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Eric Doehne  and
Dusan Stulik
Eric Doehne
Affiliation:
The Getty Conservation Institute 4503 Glencoe Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Dusan Stulik
Affiliation:
The Getty Conservation Institute 4503 Glencoe Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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Abstract

Dynamic studies allow the observation of microscopical changes of materials over time as various factors alter an object. Using this methodology, processes important in art conservation and archaeology such as the wetting and drying of consolidated and unconsolidated building materials or the corrosion of metals from air pollutants can be studied in situ and in tempora. The development of the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope has made it possible to videotape these dynamic processes at nearly the same resolution limits as traditional SEM technologies without elaborate sample preparation. Experiments examining salt crystallization, shrinkage in adobe, and lead corrosion illustrate the value and applicability of the new E-SEM technology.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 185: Symposium G – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II , 1990 , 31
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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