Photoluminescence excited at variable fluences: a novel approach for studying the emission from crystalline pigments in paints

Marta Ghirardello, Nigel M. Kelly, Gianluca Valentini, Lucia Toniolo and Daniela Comelli

Anal. Methods, 2020, 12, 4007
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An integrated approach based on micro-mapping analytical techniques for the detection of impurities in historical Zn-based white pigments

V. Capogrosso, F. Gabrieli, S. Bellei, L. Cartechini, A. Cesaratto, N. Trcera, F. Rosi, G. Valentini, D. Comelli and A. Nevin

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 828
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Synchrotron DUV luminescence micro-imaging to identify and map historical organic coatings on wood

Jean-Philippe Echard, Mathieu Thoury, Barbara H. Berrie, Tatiana Séverin-Fabiani, Alessandra Vichi, Marie Didier, Matthieu Réfrégiers and Loïc Bertrand

Analyst, 2015, 140, 5344
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A pioneer of acrylic painting: new insights into Carmen Herrera’s studio practice

Federica Pozzi, Elena Basso, Silvia A. Centeno, Isabelle Duvernois and Julie Arslanoglu

Herit Sci, 2021, 9
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Studying archaeological mineralised textiles. A perspective from sixteenth to nineteenth century scholars.

Agathe Chave, Corentin Reynaud, Étienne Anheim, Clémence Iacconi and Loïc Bertrand

Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024, 66, 304
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Synchrotron Deep-UV Photoluminescence Imaging for the Submicrometer Analysis of Chemically Altered Zinc White Oil Paints

Selwin Hageraats, Katrien Keune, Matthieu Réfrégiers, Annelies van Loon, Barbara Berrie and Mathieu Thoury

Anal. Chem., 2019, 91, 14887
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Photoluminescence properties of zinc white: an insight into its emission mechanisms through the study of historical artist materials

A. Artesani, S. Bellei, V. Capogrosso, A. Cesaratto, S. Mosca, A. Nevin, G. Valentini and D. Comelli

Appl. Phys. A, 2016, 122
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A Photoluminescence Study of the Changes Induced in the Zinc White Pigment by Formation of Zinc Complexes

Alessia Artesani, Francesca Gherardi, Austin Nevin, Gianluca Valentini and Daniela Comelli

Materials, 2017, 10, 340
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A Critical Review on the Analysis of Metal Soaps in Oil Paintings

Francesca Caterina Izzo, Matilde Kratter, Austin Nevin and Elisabetta Zendri

ChemistryOpen, 2021, 10, 904
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Mitigation strategies for radiation damage in the analysis of ancient materials

Loïc Bertrand, Sebastian Schöeder, Demetrios Anglos, Mark B.H. Breese, Koen Janssens, Mehdi Moini and Aliz Simon

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 66, 128
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Novel markers to early detect degradation on cellulose nitrate-based heritage at the submicrometer level using synchrotron UV–VIS multispectral luminescence

Artur Neves, Ana Maria Ramos, Maria Elvira Callapez, Robert Friedel, Matthieu Réfrégiers, Mathieu Thoury and Maria João Melo

Sci Rep, 2021, 11
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Implementation of a Neural Network for Multispectral Luminescence Imaging of Lake Pigment Paints

Camille Simon Chane, Mathieu Thoury, Aurélie Tournié and Jean-Philippe Echard

Appl Spectrosc, 2015, 69, 430
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“Paintings Fade Like Flowers”: Pigment Analysis and Digital Reconstruction of a Faded Pink Lake Pigment in Vincent van Gogh’s Undergrowth with Two Figures

Jeffrey E. Fieberg, Per Knutås, Kurt Hostettler and Gregory D. Smith

Appl Spectrosc, 2017, 71, 794
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Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Microscopy Combined with X-ray Analyses and Raman Spectroscopy Sheds Light on the Imperfect Synthesis of Historical Cadmium Pigments

Marta Ghirardello, Sara Mosca, Javier Marti-Rujas, Luca Nardo, Aviva Burnstock, Austin Nevin, Maria Bondani, Lucia Toniolo, Gianluca Valentini and Daniela Comelli

Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 10771
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High spatial dynamics-photoluminescence imaging reveals the metallurgy of the earliest lost-wax cast object

M. Thoury, B. Mille, T. Séverin-Fabiani, L. Robbiola, M. Réfrégiers, J-F Jarrige and L. Bertrand

Nat Commun, 2016, 7
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A novel photoluminescence hyperspectral camera for the study of artworks

Marta Ghirardello, Cristian Manzoni, Michele Gironda, Roberto Alberti, Roland Lenz, Judit Zöldföldi, Sonja Behrendt, Boaz Paz, Gianluca Valentini and Daniela Comelli

Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 2021, 136
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X-ray Nanospectroscopy Reveals Binary Defect Populations in Sub-micrometric ZnO Crystallites

Selwin Hageraats, Katrien Keune, Slavica Stankic, Stefan Stanescu, Moniek Tromp and Mathieu Thoury

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020, 124, 12596
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A Technical Survey of Florine Stettheimer’s Post-1916 Paintings

Fiona Rutka, Kate Duffy and Richard Newman

Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 2025, 1
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Fifteen Years of Study of Cultural and Natural Heritage Materials at SOLEIL

Solenn Reguer, Sebastian Schöder, Delphine Vantelon, Timm Weitkamp, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Felisa Berenguer, Andrew King, Frederic Jamme, Myrtille O. J. Y. Hunault, Mathieu G. Silly, Nicolas Trcera and Matthieu Refregiers

Synchrotron Radiation News, 2022, 35, 10
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Raman mapping and time-resolved photoluminescence imaging for the analysis of a cross-section from a modern gypsum sculpture

S. Mosca, A. Artesani, D. Gulotta, A. Nevin, S. Goidanich, G. Valentini and D. Comelli

Microchemical Journal, 2018, 139, 500
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Deciphering the Chemistry of Cultural Heritage: Targeting Material Properties by Coupling Spectral Imaging with Image Analysis

Loïc Bertrand, Mathieu Thoury, Pierre Gueriau, Étienne Anheim and Serge Cohen

Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 2823
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Radiation damages during synchrotron X-ray micro-analyses of Prussian blue and zinc white historic paintings: detection, mitigation and integration

Claire Gervais, Mathieu Thoury, Solenn Réguer, Pierre Gueriau and Jennifer Mass

Appl. Phys. A, 2015, 121, 949
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In-situ technical study of modern paintings - Part 2: Imaging and spectroscopic analysis of zinc white in paintings from 1889 to 1940 by Alessandro Milesi (1856–1945)

L. Giorgi, A. Nevin, D. Comelli, T. Frizzi, R. Alberti, E. Zendri, M. Piccolo and F.C. Izzo

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019, 219, 504
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Emerging Approaches in Synchrotron Studies of Materials from Cultural and Natural History Collections

Loïc Bertrand, Sylvain Bernard, Federica Marone, Mathieu Thoury, Ina Reiche, Aurélien Gourrier, Philippe Sciau and Uwe Bergmann

Top Curr Chem (Z), 2016, 374
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Tailoring Active O2– and O22– Anions on a ZnO Surface with the Addition of Different Alkali Metals Probed by CO Oxidation

Yue Sun, Junwei Xu, Xianglan Xu, Xiuzhong Fang, Yao Guo, Rui Liu, Wei Zhong and Xiang Wang

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2020, 59, 9382
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Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Microscopy for the Analysis of Semiconductor-Based Paint Layers

Daniela Comelli, Alessia Artesani, Austin Nevin, Sara Mosca, Victor Gonzalez, Myriam Eveno and Gianluca Valentini

Materials, 2017, 10, 1335
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Ion beam modification of zinc white pigment characterized by ex situ and in situ µ-Raman and XPS

L. Beck, P.C. Gutiérrez, S. Miro and F. Miserque

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2017, 409, 96
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Combining X-ray excited optical luminescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopy for correlative imaging on the nanoscale

Selwin Hageraats, Katrien Keune, Stefan Stanescu, Jean-Michel Laurent, William Fresquet and Mathieu Thoury

J Synchrotron Rad, 2021, 28, 1858
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Microchemical analysis of Leonardo da Vinci’s lead white paints reveals knowledge and control over pigment scattering properties

Victor Gonzalez, Selwin Hageraats, Gilles Wallez, Myriam Eveno, Elisabeth Ravaud, Matthieu Réfrégiers, Mathieu Thoury, Michel Menu and Didier Gourier

Sci Rep, 2020, 10
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92 years of zinc oxide: has been studied by the scientific community since the 1930s- An overview

Pradakshina Sharma, Mohd Rahil Hasan, Naveen Kumar Mehto, Deepak, Anirudh Bishoyi and Jagriti Narang

Sensors International, 2022, 3, 100182
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