Image formation of the Turin Shroud: Hypothesis based on water vapor effects of light absorption

Scientific Research and Essays

Giuseppe Baldacchini¹ 

关键词:  ;    Body image;    Shroud of Turin;    light;    lasers;    heat;    vapor.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/SRE12.378

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Academic Journals

【 摘 要 】

The Shroud of Turin displays a weak front and back body image whichinter aliais very superficial and possesses three-dimensional properties. Up to now it has been impossible to reproduce all its characteristics at the same time albeit several attempts were made in many laboratories. But lately, coloration similar to that of the Shroud has been imprinted on dry linen cloths with a powerful VUV radiation of an excimer laser, which however does not exclude the fact that a different laser source could do the same. In fact, a new hypothesis is advanced here which is based on the irradiation of wet linen cloths with a short and powerful pulse of a CO2laser. Besides the well known features of pulsed IR laser, the hypothesis is based solely on the peculiar optical and thermal properties of water and vapor, and therein an experimental investigation is proposed to prove its validity.

【 授权许可】

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