E-RIHS.pl is a Polish consortium for the study of historic objects through physicochemical methods. It brings together 22 laboratories from 14 research institutions from Toruń, Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, and Gdańsk with unique research infrastructure and expertise. Through an annual project qualification process, E-RIHS.pl provides conservators, art historians, museologists, and archaeologists with free access to 41 methodologies developed specifically for the examination of CH artefacts. Since January 2020, E-RIHS.pl has been included in the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. A more detailed outline of all approved infrastructures can be found in a brochure published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Services offered in the country
MOLAB.PL
- Acoustic emission
- X-ray fluorescence XRF (Artax 800, hand-held)
- Multispectral photography
- Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry
- Complementary laser spectroscopy techniques for material analysis (micro-Raman, LIF, LIBS)
- Digital image correlation (DIC) method for field displacement and strain measurements
- Microfedometry
- Multispectral imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Reflective infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
- UV – VIS – spectrophotometry
- Laser cleaning system with monitoring by spectroscopic techniques
- Polynomial Texture Maps of (PTM)
- High resolution IR reflectometry in 900 -1700 nm band
- High resolution laser imaging using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
FIXLAB.PL
- Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in the application for the study of metabolic activity of fungi causing the destruction of historic objects and the study of volatile indicators of the degradation progress in historic objects
- Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in the application for examination of binders and identification of organic compounds used in art works
- Decontamination with an electron beam
- Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
- Identification of the origin of skins and parchments
- Identification of microbiological hazards
- X-ray macrofluorescence – (MAXRF)
- Stereoscopic microscopy VIS
- UV microscopy
- Neutron Activation Analysis INAA
- Imaging of 3D geometry as well as angular and spectral characteristics of scattering and colour
- Radiation consolidation of CH artefacts
- X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
- Digital X-ray radiography
- Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersion spectrometry SEM-EDS
- Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry LA-ICP-MS
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry ICP-MS
- FTIR spectroscopy
- Raman spectroscopy
- X-ray tomography
- High performance liquid chromatography with LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry
- Automated 3D documentation system
- Examination of corrosion processes in metal objects
DIGILAB.PL
- HERIe – digital decision-supporting platform for quantitative assessment of risks to heritage assets
- Pilot digitisation of unusual or particularly valuable objects
- Preliminary analysis of the specificity of the institution’s resources in terms of their digitisation
