Laser conservation of art.
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.
Nevin
Austin
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Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IESL-FORTH), PO Box 1385, Heraklion, 71110, Greece. austin@iesl.forth.gr
Pouli
Paraskevi
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Georgiou
Savas
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Fotakis
Costas
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