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Title: Cleaning Of Black Crust From Marble Substrate By Short Free Running {mu}s Nd: YAG Laser

Abstract

One of the most important aspects in laser cleaning of artworks is the possibility for on-line monitoring the cleaning process. This ensures that the cleaning intervention is satisfactory without any damage to the underlying original surface. In this work it is shown that following and observing the integrated densities of the plumes generated during laser cleaning may be a simple, safe and straightforward methodology to monitor the removal process. A series of experiments on reference marble with simulated thick encrustation were considered to evaluate the plume monitoring technique. Parameters influencing the cleaning process and ablation threshold of the black crust (such as laser fluence, number of pulses etc.) were considered while the results were also evaluated under the microscope. The results of this study will be presented and discussed with the aim to establish accurate and reliable monitoring tools to follow the laser cleaning process.

Authors:
;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science (NILES), Cairo University (Egypt)
  2. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Heraklion, Crete (Greece)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21325570
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1172; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: ICLA 2009: 7. international conference on laser applications, Cairo (Egypt), 17-21 May 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3250131; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABLATION; CLEANING; MARBLE; MONITORING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLUMES; PULSED IRRADIATION; REMOVAL; SIMULATION; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES

Citation Formats

Khedr, A, Harith, M A, Pouli, P, and Fotakis, C. Cleaning Of Black Crust From Marble Substrate By Short Free Running {mu}s Nd: YAG Laser. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3250131.
Khedr, A, Harith, M A, Pouli, P, & Fotakis, C. Cleaning Of Black Crust From Marble Substrate By Short Free Running {mu}s Nd: YAG Laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3250131
Khedr, A, Harith, M A, Pouli, P, and Fotakis, C. 2009. "Cleaning Of Black Crust From Marble Substrate By Short Free Running {mu}s Nd: YAG Laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3250131.
@article{osti_21325570,
title = {Cleaning Of Black Crust From Marble Substrate By Short Free Running {mu}s Nd: YAG Laser},
author = {Khedr, A and Harith, M A and Pouli, P and Fotakis, C},
abstractNote = {One of the most important aspects in laser cleaning of artworks is the possibility for on-line monitoring the cleaning process. This ensures that the cleaning intervention is satisfactory without any damage to the underlying original surface. In this work it is shown that following and observing the integrated densities of the plumes generated during laser cleaning may be a simple, safe and straightforward methodology to monitor the removal process. A series of experiments on reference marble with simulated thick encrustation were considered to evaluate the plume monitoring technique. Parameters influencing the cleaning process and ablation threshold of the black crust (such as laser fluence, number of pulses etc.) were considered while the results were also evaluated under the microscope. The results of this study will be presented and discussed with the aim to establish accurate and reliable monitoring tools to follow the laser cleaning process.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3250131},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21325570}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1172,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}