• DocumentCode
    1646796
  • Title

    Pump-probe microscopy of pigments used in historical art

  • Author

    Samineni, Prathyush ; de Cruz, A. ; Villafana, Tana ; Fischer, Martin C. ; Warren, Warren S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have developed a nonlinear microscopy technique that uses sensitive modulation transfer to extract excited state dynamics with high spatial resolution. Here, we use this technique to characterize several pigments used in historical artwork.
  • Keywords
    art; excited states; high-speed optical techniques; history; nonlinear optics; optical microscopy; optical modulation; pigments; excited state dynamics; historical art; nonlinear microscopy; pigments; pump-probe microscopy; sensitive modulation transfer; Absorption; Laser excitation; Microscopy; Optical microscopy; Pigments; Probes; Transient analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325405