Conservation of historic artifacts has been a multidisciplinary field from its very beginning. Traditionally, it has been and still is associated with the history of art. It applies knowledge from technical and basic sciences, adapting their solutions to its goals. At present, however, a new tendency is clearly emerging—scientific research is starting to play an increasingly important role not only as a service, but also by proposing new solutions both in the traditional conservation areas and in new areas of conservation activities. The above trend opens up new perspectives for the field of preservation of our heritage but may also create new threats. Therefore, the conservators' caution in introducing new technologies should always be justified; after all, they are responsible for the effects of any activities on the historic objects. This, quite selective review, discusses application of mass spectrometry techniques for the detection of various components that are important to the conservators of our heritage with particular focus on paintings. The text also contains some basic knowledge of technical details to introduce the methodology to a broader group of professionals.

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艺术品保护中的质谱分析——以绘画为重点

历史文物的保护从一开始就是一个多学科领域。传统上，它一直并且仍然与艺术史相关。它应用技术和基础科学知识，根据其目标调整解决方案。然而，目前，一种新的趋势正在明显出现——科学研究开始发挥越来越重要的作用，不仅作为一种服务，而且在传统保护领域和新的保护活动领域提出新的解决方案。上述趋势为遗产保护领域开辟了新的视角，但也可能带来新的威胁。因此，保护​​者在引入新技术时的谨慎态度始终是有道理的；毕竟，他们要对任何活动对历史文物的影响负责。这篇相当有选择性的综述讨论了质谱技术在检测各种成分方面的应用，这些成分对我们的遗产保护者（特别是绘画）很重要。文本还包含一些技术细节的基础知识，以便向更广泛的专业人士介绍该方法。