title: Laser conservation of art.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IESL-FORTH), PO Box 1385, Heraklion, 71110, Greece. austin@iesl.forth.gr
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevin
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pouli
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fotakis