TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Birgit Angelika A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Femtosecond and nanosecond laser decontaminations of biocidal-loaded wooden artworks T2 - Applied Physics A N2 - Until the end of the 1980s many wooden artworks underwent surface treatment by liquid preservatives, e.g. Hylotox-59. DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) crystal structures are formed on the wooden surfaces by the "blooming" of chlorine compounds by time. In addition to an aesthetic disturbance, it is assumed that DDT represents a health risk. Therefore, the removal of DDT crystals from the surfaces is requested. Contaminated wood with natural biocide ageing, gilded and wood carved elements and wooden samples with paint layers were provided by the Schlossmuseum Sondershausen, Germany. Laser cleaning on selected surface areas on the objects was done by means of femtosecond and nanosecond laser pulses. For the same object, cleaning results using 30-fs laser pulses at 800 nm wavelength are compared to findings utilizing 10-ns laser pulses at 1064 nm wavelength. Before and after laser treatment, chlorine measurements at the same surface position were done by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) as an indicator for the presence of DDT. In this way, pointwise chlorine depletion rates can be obtained for the different pulse duration regimes and wavelengths. Additionally, the object surfaces were examined using optical microscopy and multi spectral imaging analysis. PB - Springer T2 - EMRS Spring Meeting 2017, Symposium X “New frontiers in laser interaction: from hard coatings to smart materials" CY - Strasbourg, France DA - 22.05.2017 KW - Laser cleaning KW - Decontamination KW - Wood KW - DDT KW - Femtosecond laser PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/42564 AN - OPUS4-42564 SN - 0947-8396 SN - 1432-0630 VL - 123 IS - 11 SP - Article 696, 1 EP - 9 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany