TY - JOUR A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Leichtfried, D. A1 - Puchinger, L. T1 - Diagnostics of parchment laser cleaning in the near-ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelength range: a systematic scanning electron microscopy study N2 - A detailed diagnostic study of the interaction of nanosecond laser pulses from the near-ultraviolet to the near-infrared wavelength range with various types of contemporary and ancient parchments is presented. The advantages of laser cleaning due to the absence of chemical agents, spectroscopic selectivity, micro-precision and computer-aided handling can only be verified when physico-chemical diagnostics guarantee destructionless processing. Scanning electron microscopy data are correlated with chemical degradation and morphological changes dependent on the laser fluence and wavelength. It is also shown how transmission electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, and pyrolysis capillary gas chromatography can be employed in the chemical diagnostics of laser cleaning of parchment. This study suggests that the ageing status of parchment artefacts plays a major role in assessing the laser cleaning limits. PY - 2003 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1296-2074(02)01195-0 SN - 1296-2074 SN - 1778-3674 VL - 4 IS - sup.1 SP - 179s EP - 184s PB - Elsevier CY - Paris AN - OPUS4-5989 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -