Femtosecond laser cleaning of paintings: Modifications of tempera paints by Femtosecond laser irradiation

Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks - Proceedings of the International Conference LACONA 7

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 41-47

  Gaspard, S ^a   Oujja, M ^a   Castillejo, M ^a   Moreno, P ^b   Mendez C ^b   Garcia A ^b   Domingo, C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Salainanca   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; ABLATION THRESHOLDS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; EGG YOLKS; FEMTOSECOND (FS) LASER; FEMTOSECOND LASER CLEANING; FEMTOSECOND LASER IRRADIATION; FLUENCES; FS LASER; FT-RAMAN; LASER CLEANING; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PAINT LAYERS; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; TEMPERA PAINTS; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER; ZINC WHITE;

CLEANING; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PAINT; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); THERMOANALYSIS; ULTRAFAST LASERS; ULTRASHORT PULSES; ZINC OXIDE;

LASER EXCITATION;

EID: 79952136846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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