This review is to be considered part of the development of the MEMORI dosimeter, to
evaluate the impact of climate (relative humidity, temperature, illumination, etc., including …

Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry,
for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for …

With the rapid scientific and technological changes that occur every day, a new kind of
necessity, real-time, rapid, and accurate detection methods, preferably also non-or minimally …

The surface quality of murals degraded seriously after long-term contamination. The existing
cleaning methods are challenging to remove these contaminants without damaging the …

Here, we demonstrate the use of pump-probe microscopy for high-resolution studies of
vermilion degradation. Vermilion (mostly α-HgS), an important red pigment used in historical …

Abstract Analysis of heritage stone samples, alabaster, gypsum, limestone and marble, and
model wall paintings was carried out with a laboratory, hybrid system based on the pulsed …

Background Illuminated manuscripts are complex multi-layer and multi-material objects. To
this difficulty, from the analytical point of view, is added the impossibility of removing …

The study of fragile artworks kept in museums requires mobile devices, short time of analysis
and minimal disturbance to insure their good preservation. In situ reflectance spectroscopy …

The two-wavelength laser cleaning methodology has been introduced and developed in
order to meet demanding cleaning challenges in CH. The innovation lies on the combined …

Nowadays the use of laser technology as a highly precise tool for the cleaning of paintings is
gaining ground. The development of a non-invasive analytical protocol aimed at thorough …