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This is "Topic index `U'" of my index to topics that I have posted to this my The Shroud of Turin blog. For information on this series, see "`A' and Index."
[Right enlarge: ENEA's Hercules-L XeCl excimer (ultraviolet) laser[EF00] "Italian scientists have conducted a series of advanced experiments which, they claim, show that the marks on the shroud – purportedly left by the imprint of Christ's body – could not possibly have been faked with technology that was available in the medieval period ... `The double image (front and back) of a scourged and crucified man, barely visible on the linen cloth of the Shroud of Turin, has many physical and chemical characteristics that are ... impossible to obtain in a laboratory,' concluded experts from Italy's National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development [ENEA]. The scientists set out to `identify the physical and chemical processes capable of generating a colour similar to that of the image on the Shroud.' They concluded that the exact shade, texture and depth of the imprints on the cloth could only be produced with the aid of ultraviolet lasers – technology that was clearly not available in medieval times. The scientists used extremely brief pulses of ultraviolet light to replicate the kind of marks found on the burial cloth. They concluded that the iconic image of the bearded man must therefore have been created by `some form of electromagnetic energy (such as a flash of light at short wavelength).' ... Prof. Paolo Di Lazzaro, the head of the team, said: `When one talks about a flash of light being able to colour a piece of linen in the same way as the shroud, discussion inevitably touches on things like miracles and resurrection.' `But as scientists, we were concerned only with verifiable scientific processes.'" (my emphasis)[SN11.]
This photo is from a future "ultraviolet: 22Dec11."
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Bibliography
EF00. ENEA FIS-ACC Excimer Laboratory Annual Report 2000-2001 (no longer online).
SN11. Squires, N., 2011, "Italian study claims Turin Shroud is Christ's authentic burial robe," The Telegraph, 19 December.
Posted 7 May 2024. Updated 9 May 2024.
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