TY - GEN A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Lussky, K. A1 - Engel, P. A1 - Krüger, Jörg ED - Engel, Patricia T1 - Laser cleaning of artificially soiled paper T2 - Research in book and paper conservation in Europe - a state of the art N2 - Laser cleaning for works of art on paper might be a supplemental, noncontact method to overcome some of the limitations of traditional dry cleaning techniques. Three different types of paper (pure-cellulose filter paper, rag paper, and wood-pulp paper) were mechanically soiled with pulverized charcoal in a standardized procedure to make model samples. These samples were characterized microscopically and by means of lightness measurements using a multi-spectral imaging system. A prototype laser workstation with Laser Class I conditions for the operator was used for the cleaning experiments. For 10-ns laser pulses at a wavelength of 532 nm, a set of laser parameters was established for a successful cleaning of the samples avoiding damage to the paper substrate. Single- and multi-pulse illumination conditions were tested. An extensive microscopic analysis after laser treatment of the cleaned parts of the samples provided insight into the remaining soiling on the surface and in the bulk of the paper material. PY - 2009 SN - 978-3-85028-490-5 SP - 171 EP - 188 PB - Berger Horn CY - Wien, Austria AN - OPUS4-20398 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -