Laser studies of metallic artworks

Drakaki, E; Kandyla, M; Chatzitheodoridis, E; Zergioti, I; Serafetinides, AA; Terlixi, A; Kouloumpi, E; Moutsatsou, AP; Doulgerides, M; Kantarelou, V; Karydas, A; Vlachou-Mogire, C

dc.contributor.author	Drakaki, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kandyla, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Chatzitheodoridis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Zergioti, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Terlixi, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kouloumpi, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Moutsatsou, AP	en
dc.contributor.author	Doulgerides, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kantarelou, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Karydas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlachou-Mogire, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:42Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0947-8396	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20540
dc.subject	Diode Laser	en
dc.subject	Elemental Composition	en
dc.subject	Fluorescence Microscopy	en
dc.subject	Gas Chromatography	en
dc.subject	Laser Cleaning	en
dc.subject	Qualitative Analysis	en
dc.subject	Yag Laser	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Applied	en
dc.subject.other	1064 nm	en
dc.subject.other	Analytical science	en
dc.subject.other	Analytical techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Archaeological site	en
dc.subject.other	Binding media	en
dc.subject.other	Corrosion products	en
dc.subject.other	Diode lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Elemental compositions	en
dc.subject.other	Laser cleaning	en
dc.subject.other	Metal substrate	en
dc.subject.other	Non destructive	en
dc.subject.other	Physicochemical studies	en
dc.subject.other	Q switched Nd:YAG laser	en
dc.subject.other	Qualitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Corrosion	en
dc.subject.other	Fluorescence microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	Silver plating	en
dc.subject.other	Neodymium lasers	en
dc.title	Laser studies of metallic artworks	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00339-010-5874-y	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5874-y	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Museum curators and archaeologists use analytical science to provide important information on artworks and objects. For example, scientific techniques provide information on artwork elemental composition, origin and authenticity, and corrosion products, while also finding use in the day-to-day conservation of many historical objects in museums and archaeological sites around the world. In this work two special cases are being discussed. In the first part of our work, physicochemical studies of an icon on a metal substrate were carried out using non-destructive, qualitative analysis of pigments and organic-based binding media, employing various microscopic and analytical techniques, such as Optical Fluorescence Microscopy, XRF, and Gas Chromatography. In the second part of our work, laser cleaning of late Roman coins has been performed using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 6 ns) and a GaAlAs diode laser (780 nm, 90 ps). The corrosion products have been removed, while we observe increased concentrations in Ag, which is the main material of the silver plating found in late Roman coins. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00339-010-5874-y	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000283088600022	en
dc.identifier.volume	101	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	349	en
dc.identifier.epage	355	en