Laser and Optical Methods and their Development for Modern Innovative Technological Applications: from Civil Nuclear to Historical and Cultural Art Heritage

Modern science and technologies and their rapid intensive development are in search for innovative efficient methods in a wide range of their applications. Laser and optical methods may offer a numbers of attractive features, such as being contactless, remote, non-destructive, real time and in situ applicable. LANIE laboratory (CEA/DES/ISAS/DRMP/SPC) is known for its high quality expertise, knowledge and extensive experience in laser methods development and their multipurpose wide-range applications (civil nuclear, space, historical art heritage, etc). A number of laser and optical methods are under their intensive study, development, adjustment and improvement at LANIE-laboratory:

-              Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for surface elemental and isotopic analyses;

-              Surface decontamination by laser ablation and heating for nuclear purposes and ITER;

-              Modulated Photothermal Radiometry for rapid non-destructive control and testing, etc.

The results of our studies on the above methods and their wide-range applications will be presented and discussed.