Light in the Conservation of Artworks

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The International Workshop in the frames of the International Conference Laser Optics to be held in St.Petersburg, Russia, on June 28 - July 02, 2010


Co-chairs of the Workshop:

Dr. S. Siano, Institute for Applied Physics (IFAC-CNR, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)
Assoc. Prof. V.A. Parfenov, St.Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (St.Petersburg, Russia)


Secretary of the Workshop:

Mr. A. Tan, Institute for Laser Physics, Research Center "Vavilov State Optical Institute" (St.Petersburg, Russia).


Technical Sessions of the Workshop:

Material characterization and structural diagnostics by NDT

- Laser spectroscopic techniques: Optical (LIF, LIBS, Raman) and Mass spectrometric (LMS);
- Interferometric Techniques: Double exposure holography, Speckle Interferometry, and other (Optical Coherence Tomography etc.);
- 3-D laser and fringe-pattern projection scanning;
- X-ray, particle beam, neutron diffraction and other techniques.


Laser treatments in artworks conservation

- Laser cleaning of stone, metals, wood, paper, parchments, painted surfaces;
- Laser soldering and micro-welding;
- Thermal stabilization;
- Recent advances: remote cleaning, laser pulse duration effects, and other.


Case studies and project presentations.

- Practical methodologies;
- European and other projects


Workshop Venue:

      The venue of the workshop will be the Peter and Paul Fortress. This is the original citadel of St.Petersburg founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Italain architect Domenico Trezzini designs from 1706 to 1740.
      Now it is the part of The State Museum of the History of St.Peterburg. The fortress is located in the center of downtown of St.Petersburg and contains several notable buildings clustered around the Peter and Paul Cathedral (built in 1712-1733), which has a 123-metre bell-tower (the tallest in the downtown) and a gilded angel-topped cupola. The cathedral is the burial place of all Russian tsars from Peter the Great to Nicolas II.
      Other structures inside the fortress include the still functioning mint building, the Trubetskoy and Alekseyevsky bastions with their grim prison cells, and the city museum. According to a centuries-old tradition, a cannon is fired each noon from the Naryshkin Bastion. Annual celebrations of the city day (May 27) are normally centered on the island where the city was born.
      The sandy beaches underneath the fortress walls are among the most popular in St. Petersburg. In summer the beach is often overcrowded, especially when a major sand festival takes place on the shore.


Papers Submission:

      All authors must submit 1-page length (200 words) summary for paper evaluation by Program Committee, everything in English) and short (35-40 words) abstracts. All submissions must be received by the deadline.
      The submission is possible by filling the online form on the Conference website.
      Otherwise, please, indicate that your paper is submitted for the workshop program.



ABSTRACT & SUMMARY DEADLINE
April 1, 2010


Workshop Proceedings:

      Abstracts of all papers will be published in the Technical Digest of the Laser Optics`2010 Conference.
      It is expected that selected papers (after peer-review) will be published in leading Russian journals including Journal of Optical Technology and Quantum Electronics (which are translated in English and published in USA).


Workshop fee is ˆ 250.00
(ˆ 200, if paid before March 31, 2010)
Accompanying person fee is ˆ 100
Student fee is ˆ 75 (ˆ 50, if paid before March 31, 2010)