A new approach was developed to measure the water content of silicate glasses using
Raman spectroscopy, which is independent of the glass matrix composition and structure …

Reflective events in OTDR traces are often misdiagnosed as point defects or Fresnel peaks
in the fiber, when in fact small level reflections are not point defects and are distinguishable …

Diffuse reflectance spectrophotometry in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared (UV-vis-
NIR) range is becoming a widely-used tool for the non-invasive analysis of cultural heritage …

Depending on their composition and the exposure environment, historic glasses develop
degradation phenomena, ranging from thin hydrated surface layers up to complete cracking …

Organic acids were previously shown to be involved in the alteration of historic soda silicate
glasses in humid atmospheres under museum storage conditions. The present study …

We present a short review of current theories of glass weathering, including glass
dissolution, and hydrolysis of nuclear waste glasses, and leaching of historical glasses from …

In recent years physical and chemical investigations on works of art have significantly grown
both for obtaining information on the materials and techniques used by the artist, and for …

This chapter is devoted to illustrate selected examples of application of X–ray Absorption
Spectroscopy [XAS= XANES (X–Ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy)+ EXAFS …

This paper presents results of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
(LA-ICP-MS) elemental depth profiling of unstable historic glass, in combination with ion …