IPAC'23 - 14th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Session

Entertainment Session

THEG

11 May 2023, 15:50

Venice, Italy

Conveners

Entertainment Session

• Giovanni Bisoffi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
• Alessandro Fabris (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.)

2847. Sound at the speed of light: synchrotron radiation and the study of ancient musical instruments (THEG1)

Franco Zanini (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.)

11/05/2023, 15:50

Invited Oral Presentation

The structural analysis of historical musical instruments is essential for the definition of restoration and conservation protocols, but also for the study of ancient manufacturing techniques and for the acoustic analysis of these precious objects. The use of synchrotron light microtomography has proved to be the ideal tool for a non-destructive approach in the analysis of instruments of...