TY - JOUR AU - Bentivoglio-Ravasio, Beatrice AU - Marconi, Emanuele AU - Trotta, Leonardo AU - Dreossi, Diego AU - Sodini, Nicola AU - Mancini, Lucia AU - Zanini, Franco AU - Tonini, Camillo PY - 2011/08/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Synchrotron radiation microtomography of musical instruments: a non-destructive monitoring technique for insect infestations JF - Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research JA - J Entomol Acarol Res VL - 43 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.4081/jear.2011.149 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/jear/article/view/jear.2011.149 SP - 149-155 AB - X-ray computed tomography is becoming a common technique for the structural analysis of samples of cultural relevance, providing luthiers, art historians, conservators and restorators with a unique tool for the characterization of musical instruments. Synchrotron-radiation phase-contrast microtomography is an ideal technique for the non-destructive 3D analysis of samples where small lowabsorbing details such as larvae and eggs can be detected. We report results from the first feasibility studies performed at the Elettra synchrotron laboratory, where the 1494 organ by Lorenzo Gusnasco da Pavia has been studied. Together with important information about the structural conditions, the presence of xylophages could be detected and characterized. ER -