PRESS RELEASE | IMAGING WITH X-RAYS | PALIMPSEST PROJECT | IMAGE GALLERY | TECHNICAL REPORT | ||||||||
IMAGE GALLERYThese images are from the latest experiments conducted at SSRL. For more images, go to the |
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Uwe Bergmann and William Noel place fragments from the Palimpsest in front of the beam. |
Credit: Archimedes Palimpsest Project |
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X-ray fluorescence scan revealing both the Euchologion and Archimedes texts on a folio with a forged painting. The Archimedes text runs vertically in this image. |
Credit: Archimedes Palimpsest Project |
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The scanning of a previously unknown page of On Floating Bodies in Greek. |
Credit: Archimedes Palimpsest Project |
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Aerial view of SSRL. |
Credit: SLAC |
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The Archimedes imaging team, on the beamline at SSRL. |
Credit: Archimedes Palimpsest Project |
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An overview of the equipment, showing a page being scanned. |
Credit: SLAC (Diana Rogers) |
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Medieval graffiti in the form of a hand appears on the screen. |
Credit: SLAC (Diana Rogers) |
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A fake medieval painting hides the Archimedes text - the greatest imaging challenge of all. |
Credit: Archimedes Palimpsest Project |
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