September 12-16 2022 , Florence
LACONA “Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks” is the International Conference on advances in photonic techniques for diagnostics and conservation-restoration of cultural heritage.
Since 1995, LACONA has gathered together researchers, conservators, and restorers from public institutions and private enterprises for discussing about novel approaches in non-invasive material characterization, conservation treatments, and monitoring based on photon sources and sensors.
The topics of the Conference focus on innovation in dedicated spectroscopic, imaging, and laser treatment systems and on their optimized application over the whole range of the conservation themes of tangible heritage.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Morphological, mechanical, and thermal diagnostics
– 2D/3D/4D modeling
– Interferometry and Holography
– Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Confocal Microscopy, and THz
Tomography
– Advanced microscopy (non-linear, phase-contrast, etc)
– Photocoustic spectroscopy and imaging
– Thermography
Compositional diagnostics
– Laser Induced Plasma/Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIPS/LIBS)
– Raman spectroscopy
– X-Ray Fluorescence and Diffractometry (XRF/XRD)
– UV-Vis and Vis-IR Fluorescence and Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging
– THz spectroscopy
– Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging
– Interpretation and mitigation of undesired effects during photonic diagnostics
Deterioration phenomena
– Multianalytical photonic characterization of deterioration phenomena
– Natural and artificial light exposure effects
Conservation-restoration technologies & methods
– Laser ablation processes
– Laser-based photothermal, and photodestruction processes
– Optimization of laser treatments
– Interpretation and mitigation of undesired effects in laser treatments
– Photochemical processes
Integrated approaches and best practices in photonic conservation-restoration
– Paintings
– Stone artefacts
– Metal artefacts
– Organic material artefacts
– Combined photonic, chemical, and mechanical conservation restoration treatments
Novel photonic techniques or processes of interest in diagnostics, conservation-restoration, and monitoring of cultural heritage