Laser conservation of art
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Austin Nevin1, Paraskevi Pouli, Savas Georgiou
1Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IESL-FORTH), PO Box 1385, Heraklion, 71110, Greece. austin@iesl.forth.gr
Nature Materials
|May 2, 2007
Abstract:
Focusing a laser on the dirt covering a precious work of art may seem like a dangerous thing to do, but this unexpected technique has found a variety of cleaning applications. Analogies from other fields of materials science can provide guidance for its use, and model experiments ensure it doesn't all end in disaster.
