
Roman cavalry sword "spatha"

Conservation and Restoration of museal artefacts
In the framework of SENSMAT project (Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814596), Raman microspectrocopy and a self constructed
Ramanspectrometer is used to research on and identify the following materials:
- stones
- wood
- minerals
- intrusive chemicals
- corrosion products of metals
You can find more information about the EU project here.
Here are some examples:
Raman spectrum of a green mineral pigment :

Raman measurements on wall paintings in the abbey of Corvey:
