Abstract
In this paper, we study the possible interactions between radiation and the Linen of Turin. The work is in line with the research focused, by scholars and scientists, on the detection mechanism of the Shroud body image formation. We have analysed the interactions between thermal, UV and particle radiation with the linen fabric. The performed analysis shows that any hypothesis of the Shroud body image formation by radiation must be rejected. Only the background was produced by the action of electromagnetic radiation.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank R. Innocenti and C. Tonin (ISMAL, CNR, Biella), who have furnished the linen parameters necessary for the calculations and L. Arlotto Brugnano (English Worldwide) for the improvement of the English language. A particular acknowledgment is due to E. Marinelli, always helpful in providing information and articles on the Shroud.