Cultural heritage applications of LIBS

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511541261.010

9 - Cultural heritage applications of LIBS

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 August 2009

Demetrios Anglos and

John C. Miller

Edited by

Andrzej W. Miziolek ,

Vincenzo Palleschi and

Israel Schechter

Show author details

Demetrios Anglos: Affiliation:
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas, Heraklion
John C. Miller: Affiliation:
Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Andrzej W. Miziolek: Affiliation:
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA
Vincenzo Palleschi: Affiliation:
Istituto per I Processi Chimico-Fisici, Italy
Israel Schechter: Affiliation:
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Book contents

Get access

Summary

Introduction

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has emerged in the past ten years as a very promising technique for the analysis and characterization of a broad variety of objects of cultural heritage including painted artworks, icons, polychromes, pottery, sculpture, metal, glass, and stone objects. The analytical capabilities of LIBS with respect to its applications in the fields of archaeology, art history, and art conservation are discussed. Basic instrumentation requirements are briefly described followed by an analysis of critical parameters and methodological approaches. Illuminating examples from the application of LIBS in specific problems are presented demonstrating the potential of the technique in becoming a useful analytical tool for the characterization of works of art and archaeological objects.

The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the application of LIBS to the characterization of objects of cultural heritage. The basic principles and analytical features of the technique will be presented in relation to the specific fields of application and several illuminating examples will be given.

Following a brief introduction to the current use of physical and chemical techniques for addressing analytical questions and problems in the fields of art history, conservation, and archaeology, the basic principles of LIBS and its principal analytical advantages, within the context of the analysis of objects of art, are presented. A basic presentation of instrumentation issues is given, followed by a discussion of critical experimental parameters and methodological approaches that differ according to the analytical problem at hand.

Information

Type: Chapter
Information: Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy , pp. 332 - 367

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541261.010 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2006

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Book purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Ciliberto, E. and Spoto, G. (editors), Modern analytical methods in art and archaeology, Chemical Analysis, A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications, vol. 155, Winefordner, J. D. (editor) (New York: Wiley, 2000)Google Scholar

Ferreti, M., Scientific Investigations of Works of Art (Rome: ICCROM-International Centre for the Study of Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property, 1993)Google Scholar

Pollard, A. M. and Heron, C., Archaeological Chemistry (Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996)

Mirti, P., Ann. Chim., 79 (1989), 455

Beilby, A. L., J. Chem. Educ., 69 (1992), 437CrossRef

Bacci, M., Baldini, F., Carla, R. and Linari, R., Appl. Spectrosc., 45 (1991), 26CrossRef

Best, S. P., Clark, R. J. H., Daniels, M. A. M., Porter, C. A. and Withnall, R., Stud. Conserv., 40 (1995), 31

Casini, A., Lotti, F., Picollo, M., Stefani, L. and Buzzegoli, E., Stud. Conserv., 44 (1999), 39

M. Bacci, UV-VIS-NIR, FT-IR and FORS spectroscopies, chapter 12 in reference [1], pp. 321–361

Rie, E. R., Stud. Conserv., 27 (1982), 1

(a) Miyoshi, T., Ikeya, M., Kinoshita, S. and Kushida, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 21 (1982), 1032; (b) Miyoshi, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 26 (1987), 780CrossRef

Anglos, D., M. Solomidou, I. Zergioti et al., Appl. Spectrosc., 50 (1996), 1331CrossRef

Borgia, I., Fantoni, R., Flamini, C.et al., Appl. Surf. Sci., 127–129 (1998), 95CrossRef

Learner, T., Spectrosc. Europe, 8 (4) (1996), 14

Shearer, J. C., Peters, D. C., Hoepfner, G. and Newton, T., Anal. Chem., 55 (1985), 874ACrossRef

Meilunas, R. J., Bentsen, J. G. and Steinberg, A., Stud. Conserv., 35 (1990), 33

Guineau, B., Stud. Conserv., 29 (1984), 35

Clark, R. J. H., An arts/science interface: medieval manuscripts, pigments and spectroscopy, in Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Vol. 69, Day, P. (editor) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 151–167Google Scholar

Clark, R. J. H., Chem. Soc. Rev., 24 (1995), 187CrossRef

Burgio, L., Clark, R. J. H. and Toftlund, H., Acta Chem. Scand., 53 (1999), 181CrossRef

Vandenabeele, P., Wheling, B., Moens, L.et al., Anal. Chim. Acta, 407 (2000), 261CrossRef

Edwards, H. G. M. and Falk, M. J., Appl. Spectrosc, 51 (1997), 1134CrossRef

F. Cariati and S. Bruni, Raman Spectroscopy, chapter 10 in reference [1], pp. 255–278

Casoli, A. and Mirti, P., Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 334 (1992), 104CrossRef

Alonso, J. I. Garcia, Enhinar, J. Ruiz, Martinez, J. A. and Criado, A. J., Spectrosc. Eur., 11 (1999), 10

Gratuze, B., J. Archaeol. Sci., 26 (1999), 869CrossRef

Noll, W., Holm, R. and Born, L., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 14 (1975), 602CrossRef

Mirti, P., X-Ray Spectrom., 29 (2000), 633.0.CO;2-F>CrossRef

Hanson, V. F., Appl. Spectrosc., 27 (1973), 309CrossRef

Mantler, M. and Schreiner, M., X-Ray Spectrom., 29 (2000), 33.0.CO;2-O>CrossRef

Klockenkamper, R., Bohlen, A. and Moens, L., X-Ray Spectrom., 29 (2000), 1193.0.CO;2-W>CrossRef

L. Moens, A. von Bohlen and P. Vandenabeele, X-ray fluorescence, chapter 4 in reference [1], pp. 55–79

Philippakis, S. E., Perdikatsis, B. and Paradelis, T., Stud. Conserv., 21 (1976), 143

Philippakis, S. E., Perdikatsis, B. and Assimenos, K., Stud. Conserv., 24 (1979), 54

Dran, J.-C., Calligardo, T. and Salomon, J., Particle-induced X-ray emission, chapter 6 in reference [1], pp. 135–166

Swann, C. P., Ferrence, S. and Betancourt, P. P., Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B, 161–163 (2000), 714CrossRef

Kallithrakas-Kontos, N., Katsanos, A. A., Potiriadis, C., Oeconomidou, M. and Touratsoglou, J., Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B, 75 (1993), 440

Neff, H., Neutron activation analysis for provenance determination in archaeology, chapter 5 in reference [1], pp. 81–134

Kilikoglou, V., Bassiakos, Y., Grimanis, A. P.et al., J. Archaeol. Sci., 23 (1996), 343CrossRef

Spoto, G., Thermochim. Acta, 365 (2000), 157CrossRef

Mills, J. S. and White, R., Stud. Conserv., 22 (1977), 87

Hairfield, H. H. Jr. and Hairfield, E. M., Anal. Chem., 62 (1990), 41ACrossRef

Doelen, G. A., Berg, K. J. and Boon, J. J., Stud. Conserv., 43 (1998), 249

Troja, S. O and Roberts, R. G., Luminescence dating, chapter 18 in reference [1], pp. 585–640

Grun, R., Electron spin resonance dating, chapter 19 in reference [1], pp. 641–679

Hedges, R. E. M., Radiocarbon dating, chapter 16 in reference [1], pp. 465–502

Wagner, G. A., Isotope analysis, dating, and provenance methods, chapter 15 in reference [1], pp. 445–464

Gale, N. H. and Stos, Z.-Gale, Lead isotope analysis applied to provenance studies, chapter 17 in reference [1], pp. 503–584

Radziemski, L. J. and Cremers, D. A. (editors), Spectrochemical analysis using laser plasma excitation, in Laser-Induced Plasmas and Applications, chapter 7 (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1989)Google Scholar

Adrain, R. S. and Watson, J., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 17 (1984), 1915CrossRef

Anglos, D., Appl. Spectrosc., 55 (2001), 186ACrossRef

Anglos, D., Couris, S. and Fotakis, C., Appl. Spectrosc., 51 (1997), 1025CrossRef

Anglos, D., Balas, C. and Fotakis, C., Am. Lab., 31 (1999), 60

Burgio, L., Clark, R. J. H., Stratoudaki, T., Doulgeridis, M. and Anglos, D., Appl. Spectrosc., 54 (2000), 463CrossRef

Burgio, L., Melessanaki, K., Doulgeridis, M., Clark, R. J. H. and Anglos, D., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 905CrossRef

Castillejo, M., Martin, M., Silva, D.et al., J. Molec. Struct., 550–551 (2000), 191CrossRef

Melessanaki, K., Papadakis, V., Balas, C. and Anglos, D., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 2337CrossRef

Borgia, I., Burgio, L. M. F., Corsi, M.et al., J. Cult. Herit., 1 (2000), S281CrossRef

Corsi, M., Palleschi, V., Salvetti, A. and Tognoni, E., Res. Adv. Appl. Spectrosc., 1 (2000), 41, and references therein

Ciucci, A., Palleschi, V., Rastelli, S.et al., in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Optics within the Life Sciences –OWLS-V, Fotakis, C., Papazoglou, T. G. and Calpouzos, C. (editors) (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2000), pp. 163–169Google Scholar

Bicchieri, M., Nardone, M., Russo, P. A.et al., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 915CrossRef

Bolognesi, L., M. Corsi, V. Palleschi et al., in Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Science and Technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin (Paris: Elsevier, 1999) pp. 431–436

Colao, F., Fantoni, R., Lazic, V. and Spizzichino, V., Spectrochim. Acta, B57 (2002), 1219CrossRef

Gobernado-Mitre, I., Prieto, A. C., Zafiropulos, V., Spetsidou, Y. and Fotakis, C., Appl. Spectrosc., 51 (1997), 1125CrossRef

Maravelaki, P. V., Zafiropulos, V., Kylikoglou, V., Kalaitzaki, M. and Fotakis, C., Spectrochim. Acta, B52 (1997), 41CrossRef

Klein, S., Stratoudaki, T., Zafiropulos, V.et al., Appl. Phys., A69 (1999), 441CrossRef

Moenke-Blackenburg, L., Prog. Anal. Spectrosc., 9 (1986), 335, and references therein

Roy, A., Nat. Gall. Tech. Bull., 3 (1979), 43

Brech, F. and Cross, L., Appl. Spectrosc., 16 (1962), 59

Majidi, V. and Joseph, M. R., Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem., 23 (1992), 143CrossRef

Rusak, D. A., Castle, B. C., Smith, B. W. and Winefordner, J. D., Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem., 27 (1997), 257CrossRef

Schechter, I., Rev. Anal. Chem., 16 (1997), 173CrossRef

Rusak, D. A., Castle, B. C., Smith, B. W. and Winefordner, J. D., Trends Anal. Chem., 17 (1998), 453CrossRef

Palanco, S., Baena, J. M. and Laserna, J. J., Spectrochim. Acta, B57 (2002), 591CrossRef

Gornushkin, I. B., Smith, B. W., Nasajpour, H. and Winefordner, J. D., Anal. Chem., 71 (1999), 5157CrossRef

Body, D. and Chadwick, B. L., Rev. Sci. Instr., 72 (2000), 1625CrossRef

Body, D. and Chadwick, B. L., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 725CrossRef

Bauer, H. E., Leis, F. and Niemax, K., Spectrochim. Acta, B53 (1998), 1815CrossRef

Haisch, C., Panne, U. and Niessner, R., Spectrochim. Acta, B53 (1998), 1657CrossRef

Corsi, M., Crisoforetti, G., Palleschi, V., Salvetti, A. and Tognoni, E., Eur. Phys. J., D 13 (2001), 373CrossRef

Uhl, A., Loebe, K. and Kreuchwig, L., Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 56 (2001), 795CrossRef

Yamamoto, K. Y., Cremers, D. A., Ferris, M. J. and Foster, L. E., Appl. Spectrosc., 50 (1996), 222CrossRef

Castle, B. C., Night, A. K., Visser, K., Smith, B. W. and Winefordner, J. D.J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom., 13 (1998), 589CrossRef

Rosenwasser, S., Assimielis, G., Bromley, B.et al., Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 56 (2001), 707CrossRef

Miller, J. C. (editor), Laser Ablation: Principles and Applications, Springer Series in Material Science, Vol. 28 (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1994)CrossRef Google Scholar

Miller, J. C. and Haglund, R. F. Jr. (editors), Laser Ablation and Desorption, Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences, Vol. 30 (New York: Academic Press, 1998)Google Scholar

Niemax, K., Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 370 (2001), 332CrossRef

Stratoudaki, T., Manousaki, A., Melesanaki, K., Orial, G. and Zafiropulos, V., Surf. Eng. J., 17 (2001), 249

Pouli, P., Emmony, D. C., Madden, C. E. and Sutherland, I., Appl. Surf. Sci., 173 (2001), 252CrossRef

Kim, T., Lin, C. T. and Yoon, Y., J. Phys. Chem. B, 102 (1998), 4284CrossRef

Romero, D. and Laserna, J. J., J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom., 13 (1998), 557CrossRef

Anderson, D. R., McLeod, C. W., English, T. and Smith, A. T., Appl. Spectrosc., 49 (1995), 691CrossRef

Vadillo, J. M., Garcia, C. G., Palanco, S. and Laserna, J. J., J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom., 13 (1998), 793CrossRef

Wishburn, R., Schechter, I., Niessner, R., Schroder, H. and Lompa, K., Anal. Chem., 66 (1994), 2964

Bulatov, V., Krasniker, R. and Schechter, I, Anal. Chem., 70 (1998), 5302CrossRef

Ciucci, A., Corsi, M., Palleschi, V.et al., Appl. Spectrosc., 53 (1999), 960CrossRef

(a) Gettens, R. J. and Stout, G. L., Painting Materials (New York: Dover, 1956); (b) H. G. Friedstein, J. Chem. Educ., 58 (1981), 291Google Scholar

Roy, A. (editor), Artists' Pigments Vol. 2 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1993)

Fitzhugh, E. West (editor), Artists' Pigments Vol. 3 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1997)Google Scholar

Barger, M. S. and White, W. B., The Daguerreotype (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991)

Anglos, D., Zafiropulos, V., Melessanaki, K., Gresalfi, M. J. and Miller, J. C., Appl. Spectrosc., 56 (2002), 423CrossRef

Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki, P., Anglos, D., Kilikoglou, V. and Zafiropulos, V., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 887CrossRef

S. Morel, M. Durand, P. Adam and J. Amouroux, Analysis of stained-glass windows by time-resolved laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, in Book of Abstracts of 1st International Conference on Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy and Applications, Pisa, Italy (2000), p. 77

(a) Vadillo, J. M. and Laserna, J. J., Talanta, 43 (1996), 1149; (b) Vadillo, J. M., Vadillo, I., Carrasco, F. and Laserna, J. J., Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 361 (1998), 119CrossRef

Sanford, M. K., Repke, D. B. and Earle, A. L., Elemental analysis of human bone from Carthage: a pilot study, in The Circus and a Byzantine Cemetery at Carthage,. Vol. I, Humphrey, J. H. (editor), chapter 9 (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1988)Google Scholar

Kyle, J. H., J. Archaeol. Sci., 13 (1984), 403CrossRef

Klepinger, L. L., Kuhn, J. K. and Williams, W. S., Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol., 70 (1986), 325CrossRef

Samek, O., Beddows, D. C. S., Telle, H. H.et al., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 865CrossRef

Cooper, M., Laser Cleaning (Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998)

Salimbeni, R., Pini, R. and Siano, S., Spectrochim. Acta, B56 (2001), 877CrossRef

A. Ceccarini, M. P. Colombini, M. Rosato et al., Characterization of old lakes in old paintings, in Book of abstracts of 1st International Conference on Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy and Applications, Pisa, Italy (2000), p. 72

Bell, I. M., Clark, R. J. H. and Gibbs, P. J., Spectrochim. Acta, A53 (1997), 2159CrossRef

Burgio, L. and Clark, R. J. H., Spectrochim. Acta, A57 (2001), 1491CrossRef

Clark, R. J. H., Chimie, C. R., 5 (2002), 7

Marquardt, B. J., Stratis, D. N., Cremers, D. A. and Angel, S. Michael, Appl. Spectrosc., 52 (1998), 1148CrossRef

Pozza, G., Ajo, D., Ciari, G, Zuane, F. and Favaro, M., J. Cult. Herit., 1 (2000), 393CrossRef

Hogan, D. L., Golovlev, V. V., Gresalfi, M. J.et al., Appl. Spectrosc., 53 (1999), 1161CrossRef

Accessibility standard: Unknown

Why this information is here

This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

Accessibility Information

Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this chapter is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.