Title :
Fiber-optic LIBS probe for cultural heritage analysis
Author :
von Olearius, S. ; Moumtzis, G. ; Melessanaki, K. ; Anglos, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Found. for Res. & Technol.-Hellas, Crete
Abstract :
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been shown to be a very useful tool for the characterization of materials in objects of cultural heritage. A simple fibre optic probe was designed and constructed consisting of a coupling unit and a focusing unit. Fibre optic LIBS probe was tested further on several objects including paintings and icons as well as archaeological glass and metal objects
Keywords :
archaeology; fibre optic sensors; measurement by laser beam; nondestructive testing; painting; archaeological glass; cultural heritage analysis; fiber-optic probe; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; metal objects; paintings; Cultural differences; Electric breakdown; Fiber lasers; Fiber optics; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical materials; Probes; Spectroscopy; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568457
