Controlled laser ablation for the restoration of artwork: principles and applications

Renzo Salimbeni; Roberto Pini; Salvatore Siano

doi:10.1117/12.378160

25 February 2000 Controlled laser ablation for the restoration of artwork: principles and applications

Renzo Salimbeni, Roberto Pini, Salvatore Siano

Proceedings Volume 4070, ALT '99 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.378160
Event: ALT'99 International Conference: Advanced Laser Technologies, 1999, Potenza-Lecce, Italy

Abstract

Despite the long period of time since the first proposal of a laser approach to restoration of artworks, this technique is still under debate. The various material composition determines quite different results according to the laser interaction parameters, and their selection and optimization is the base to design laser instrumentation developed for this field of application. The principles of restoration followed by the Italian school of conversation provided quite selective criteria for the development of techniques and laser devices. In the following a description of the activity carried out by our group will be presented and discussed according to the application of new laser instrumentation for cleaning techniques of stones and metals.

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Renzo Salimbeni, Roberto Pini, and Salvatore Siano "Controlled laser ablation for the restoration of artwork: principles and applications", Proc. SPIE 4070, ALT '99 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies, (25 February 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.378160

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