Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks

Study).- Side Effects.- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Lasers for the Removal of Overpaint from a 20th C Minimalist Painting.- Evaluation of Laser Cleaning of Parchment Documents with a Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser at 1064, 532 and 266 nm.- Cleaning of Soiled White Feathers Using the Nd:YAG Laser and Traditional Methods.- Surface Analysis of the Laser Cleaned Metal Threads.- Pigments, Conservation Layers.- The Effects of Laser Radiation on Adhesives, Consolidants, and Varnishes.- A Study on the Oxidative Gradient of Aged Traditional Triterpenoid Resins Using "Optimum" Photoablation Parameters.- Evaluation of the Effects of Laser Irradiation on Modern Organic Pigments.- Laser Paint Interactions Studied by Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Pump and Probe Analysis of the Ablation Plume.- Effects of Laser Irradiation on Artwork Pigments Studied by Laser Ablation and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry.- IR-Laser Effects on Pigments and Paint Layers.- Reaction of Historical Colours and their Components Irradiated at Different Nd:YAG Laser Wavelengths (?, 2?, 3?, 4?).- Visual Effect of Laser Cleaning on Orissan Murals.- Fundamentals, Innovative Methods.- Synchronous Use of IR and UV Laser Pulses in the Removal of Encrustation: Mechanistic Aspects, Discoloration Phenomena and Benefits.- Numerical Modelling of Laser Cleaning and Conservation of Artworks.- Laser Signal Dependence on Artworks Surface Characteristics: A Study of Frescoes and Icons Samples.- Pollution Encrustation Removal by Means of Combined Ultraviolet and Infrared Laser Radiation: The Application of this Innovative Methodology on the Surface of the Parthenon West Frieze.- Mössbauer and XRD Study of the Effect of Nd:YAG-1064 nm Laser Irradiation on Hematite Present in Model Samples.- Can Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis do any Work in Artwork Conservation?.- An X-Ray Microprobe for In-Situ Stone and Wood Characterization.- Non-Invasive Monitoring of Water Intake in Limestones.- Nd, Er and Excimer Laser Sources: Laboratory Evaluation of Cleaning Efficacy and of Interaction with Substrate.- Working Groups and Networks.- Euregio-Center of Expertise for Art Conservation Technology.- COST G7 Action Creates a Durable Instrument for Advanced Research Implementation in Artwork Conservation by Laser.- The Project OPTOCANTIERI: A Synergy between Laser Techniques and Information Science for Arts Conservation.- Spanish Thematic Network on Cultural Heritage.- Cleaning Stations and Process Control for Practise.- Laser Cleaning System for Automated Paper and Parchment Cleaning.- Laser Cleaning Monitored by a Spectroscopic Technique - Experimental Data on The Gotlandic Sandstone Case.- From the Research Lab to the Restoration Yard: Practical Procedures to Evaluate in situ the Use of Laser Cleaning on Façades.- Sensor Concept for Controlled Laser Cleaning via Photodiode.- Ultra-Stable, New Generation Q-Switched Monolithic Laser Cleaners for Fine Art Conservation.- Spectroscopy for Monitoring and Identification.- Analysis of Archaeological Objects with LMntI, a New Transportable LIBS Instrument.- Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Laser Cleaning Applied to Ancient Marbles from Mediterranean Areas.- Laser Diagnostics.- Artwork Monitoring by Digital Image Correlation.- A 3D Scanning Device for Architectural Relieves Based on Time-Of-Flight Technology.- Surface Roughness Relief.- Integration of Imaging Analysis and 3D Laser Relief of Artworks: A Powerful Diagnostic Tool.- Parallel Acquisition of 3-D Surface Coordinates and Deformations by Combining Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry and Optical Topometry.- Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry Application to Artworks: New Acoustic and Mechanical Exciters for Structural Diagnostics.- Supporting the Restoration of the Minerva of Arezzo.- Comparative Holography in the Conservation Structural Diagnosis: An El Greco Exemplary Exploitation.- A Case Study of Frescoes Diagnostics by Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry (SLDV): The Brumidi Corridors and The President's Room at The United States Capitol.