Ashok Roy
Technical Bulletin Volume 3, 1979
Abstract
Laser excited spectroscopy (LMA) is a versatile and sensitive analytical tool for the qualitative detection of the characteristic and trace elements found in pigment materials. A particular asset for the conservation laboratory is that each spectrum represents a permanent unambiguous record of an analysis in a form suitable for future comparative studies. LMA provides a valuable adjunct to the examination of the layer structure of minute paint flakes by optical microscopy, and when information gathered from these two techniques is combined with X-ray diffraction studies using the powder camera method, the majority of the inorganic materials found in paintings can be identified with certainty.
Keywords
laser microspectral analysis, optical microscopy, paintings, pigment
Download article
The Laser Microspectral Analysis of Paint, Ashok Roy (PDF 7.32MB)
The Laser Microspectral Analysis of Paint, Ashok Roy (text-only RTF 0.14MB)
To cite this article we suggest using
Roy, A. 'The Laser Microspectral Analysis of Paint'. National Gallery Technical Bulletin Vol 3, pp 43–50.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/technical-bulletin/roy1979
Problems opening files? Get Adobe Reader [External link]