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Puspita Chanda

at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2023 Paper

Comprehensive spectral and imaging studies of marble to assess the environmental damage using ULF Raman and THz absorption studies

Puspita Chanda, Khushboo Singh, Uzair Aalam, Karl Bertling, Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Aleksandar Rakic, Amartya Sengupta

Proceedings Volume 12620, 126200F (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2673785

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Raman spectroscopy, Sulfur, Calcite, Scanning electron microscopy, Visualization, Spectroscopy, Statistical analysis, Reflection, Spectral response

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Taj Mahal, made of exquisite white calcite, continues to deteriorate due to the emission of sulphur dioxide, methane etc. by industries and vehicular exhaust caused by the dense population in the region. Our previous collaborative works on samples with Pietra-Dura works already showed damages and irregularities including surface discolouration due to methane, water inclusions in the volume, and sub-surface cracks employing micro-Raman spectroscopy, broadband Terahertz Time Domain Imaging (THz-TDI) and THz Laser Feedback Interferometry (THz-LFI). Here, two types of samples having similar artwork, but one made of marble having high sulphur content have been investigated. Employing energy dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDAX), the sulphur content in the previous calcite sample is found to be nil while the new one has 16% by weight. While visually the samples are similar, under optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), calcite presents grainier structure with larger porosity while the other one appears denser with finer porosity. In ultra-low-frequency (ULF) Raman spectroscopy, the calcite sample (less than 0.15% Mg content) produces a significant line at 1100 cm-1 while the marble with sulphur shows a markedly different spectral response with the significant line at 1010 cm-1 . Using both THz-TDI and THz Continues Wave (THz CW) imaging, we concluded that calcite marble has significantly larger THz penetration even at 1 THz, while the marble with high sulphur content has very low THz penetration even below 0.5 THz and high THz absorption offering higher THz reflectivity. These observations pave the way to objectively detect the extent of environmental damage to marble structures across the globe.

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