Abstract-Ageing Condition Determination of Bonded Joints by Terahertz Spectroscopy

Jochen Taiber, Martin Kahlmeyer, Andreas Winkel, Eva-Maria Stübling, Fatima Taleb, Mikhail Mikerov, Stefan Sommer, Stefan Böhm, Martin Koch

https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/ageing-condition-determination-of-bonded-joints-by-terahertz-spe/18206724

The understanding of ageing processes in the field of adhesion technology is of utmost importance for long-term durable bonded joints. Environmental factors such as moisture, heat and UV radiation negatively affect the characteristics of adherends, adhesives and their interfaces and thus the overall bond performance over time. However, the evaluation of the precise ageing condition of adhesive joints remains challenging by means of well-established non-destructive testing (NDT) methods like shearography or thermography. Recently, it has been shown that terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy is well suited as an NDT approach to study adhesive bonds. Specialized data extraction schemes enable the contact-free determination of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient from such measurements. The presented work wants to give an overview on the developments in the application of THz spectroscopy for the ageing condition determination of bonded joints, including the correlation between THz refractive index/absorption and the physical, chemical and mechanical property changes of adherends and adhesives due to ageing, the determination of THz specific values of adhesive joints by means of a reflection setup, the suitability of peak-to-peak amplitude evaluation, and THz imaging

Abstract-Analysis of ancient ceramics using terahertz imaging and photogrammetry

Mikhail Mikerov, Rabi Shrestha, Peter van Dommelen, Daniel M. Mittleman, and Martin Koch

(a) Estimated thicknesses in mm and (b) refractive indices. Grey points show positions where the refractive index could not be calculated.

https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-28-15-22255

Imaging using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool for material inspection. However, in the case of samples with inhomogeneous shape and composition, the reliable extraction of spatially varying dielectric properties can be very challenging. Here, we demonstrate a new approach which combines THz-TDS with photogrammetric reconstruction. We show that this technique can be used to estimate the local refractive index of samples with a complex geometry. We employ this method to study samples of ancient pottery, and demonstrate that THz techniques can provide a valuable new tool for this branch of archaeological science.

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