Call for papers--Applications of Laser Chemistry for Cultural Heritage

I am writing to let you know about our upcoming Special Issue
"Applications of Laser Chemistry for Cultural Heritage" which will
be published in "Laser Chemistry" in February 2012. The submission
deadline for this special Issue is August 15, 2011 and it is open to
both original research articles as well as review articles.

<URL:http://www.hindawi.com/journals/lc/> is an open access journal,
which means that all published articles are made freely available
online without a subscription, and authors retain the copyright of
their work.

For more information on the journal's policies and the submission
process, please read over the journal's Author Guidelines at

    <URL:http://www.hindawi.com/journals/lc/si/alc/>

If you have any questions about this Special Issue, or about the
journal, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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        The introduction of lasers has produced a number of changes
        in everyday life as well as in scientific research. However,
        the impact of laser-based analytical techniques in Cultural
        Heritage has been quite limited until a few years ago. While
        most of the current chemical analysis of Cultural Heritage
        is still performed in a laboratory, there has been recently
        a steady increase of studies performed in the field with
        lasers and laser-based techniques.

        The main focus of this special issue will be on the
        description of these techniques and of any successful
        applications of lasers to the field of Cultural Heritage.
        Special emphasis will be placed on the use of lasers for the
        chemical analysis of cultural heritage materials. The
        special issue will be an international forum for researchers
        to summarize the most recent developments and ideas in the
        field. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

            Lasers in Cultural Heritage: an overview
            Nondestructive laser methods for Cultural Heritage
            Laser chemical analysis of metals in Cultural Heritage
            Laser chemical analysis of pigments and binders in
            Cultural Heritage
            Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for Cultural
            Heritage
            Micro-Raman spectroscopy for Cultural Heritage
            Fiber-optics laser reflectometry for Cultural Heritage
            Laser-induced fluorescence for Cultural Heritage
            Laser holography and interferometry
            3D reconstruction by laser
            Diagnostics of laser cleaning
            New laser analytical techniques and future developments

Stefano Legnaioli
National Research Council of Italy
Dr. Stefano Legnaioli
Applied Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory
Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds
Research Area of Pisa
Via G.Moruzzi, 1 (PISA)
56124 Italy
+39 050 315 2221
Mobile +39 3496444245


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