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 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 - TY - CONF A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Koter, Robert A1 - Krüger, Jörg ED - Engel, P. ED - Schirò, J. ED - Larsen, R. ED - Moussakova, E. ED - Kecskeméti, I. T1 - Cleaning of soiled paper model samples using short and ultrashort laser pulses N2 - Paper is one of the most important materials representing and witnessing human culture particularly as a carrier medium for text and image. As soiling hampers the reception of information, paper cleaning techniques are needed. Traditional mechanical and chemical cleaning methods are used by conservator-restorers. In some cases, a classical cleaning procedure of paper objects yields unsatisfactory results or a conventional treatment is even impossible. Especially, fragile paper objects cause problems due to mechanical instabilities. Laser cleaning as a non-contact method might be a way to overcome some of the limitations of classical cleaning techniques. Laser parameters have to be chosen to achieve removal of the soiling without influencing the artwork. Any immediate as well as long-term effects causing an irreversible change of the artwork have to be avoided. At present, most laser applications are found in stone and metal conservation, while laser treatment of complex organic materials like paper is still not fully developed for application in conservators' workshops. This contribution describes recent work of pulsed laser cleaning of soiled model samples. Pure cellulose, rag paper and wood-pulp paper were mechanically soiled with pulverized charcoal in a standardized procedure to make model samples representing essential characteristics of contaminated real-world artworks. Afterwards, model samples were cleaned using short and ultrashort laser pulses in the nanosecond and femtosecond time domain, respectively. An extensive analysis of the model samples after laser treatment using an optical microscope and a multi-spectral imaging system allows a comparison of the cleaning results obtained with both laser sources. T2 - Conference 'New Approaches to Book and Paper Conservation - Restoration' CY - Horn, Austria DA - 09.05.2011 KW - Laser cleaning KW - Ablation KW - Laser impact on surfaces KW - Paper KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Nanosecond laser PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-85028-518-6 SP - 519 EP - 532 PB - Verlag Berger, Horn CY - Vienna, Austria AN - OPUS4-23705 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - The influence of paper type and state of degradation on laser cleaning of artificially soiled paper N2 - Lasers can be a supplemental tool for restorers to overcome some of the limitations of traditional dry cleaning techniques for works of art on paper. The laser working range has to be optimized allowing for safe removal of contamination and limitation of damage to the substrate. This paper addresses the influence of paper type and state of degradation on laser working range. Three types of new paper (pure cellulose, bleached pulp paper, rag paper) were degraded and characterized with respect their degree of polymerization. Laser-induced damage thresholds of new and degraded paper were determined using SEM and viscometry. Additionally, artificially soiled model samples were made using two kinds of soiling, namely pulverized charcoal and soot-blackened standard test dust. Cleaning thresholds of soiled paper samples were evaluated. A working range for all combinations of paper and soiling between 0.05 J/cm2 and 0.5 J/cm2 was found for the application of 8-ns laser pulses at 532 nm wavelength. T2 - LACONA VIII - Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks VIII CY - Sibiu, Romania DA - 21.09.2009 KW - Nanosecond laser cleaning KW - Paper KW - Ageing KW - Degree of polymerization KW - Cleaning threshold KW - Damage threshold PY - 2011 SN - 978-0-415-58073-1 SP - 59 EP - 65 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-23634 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Conradi, Andrea A1 - Koter, Robert A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Cleaning of artificially soiled paper using nanosecond, picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses N2 - Cleaning of cultural assets, especially fragile organic materials like paper, is a part of the conservation process. Laser radiation as a non-contact tool offers prospects for that purpose. For the studies presented here, paper model samples were prepared using three different paper types (pure cellulose, rag paper, and wood-pulp paper). Pure cellulose serves as reference material. Rag and woodpulp paper represent essential characteristics of the basic materials of real-world artworks. The papers were mechanically soiled employing pulverized charcoal. Pure and artificially soiled paper samples were treated with laser pulses of 28 fs (800 nm wavelength) and 8–12 ns (532 nm) duration in a multi pulse approach. Additionally, the cellulose reference material was processed with 30 ps (532 nm) laser pulses. Damage and cleaning thresholds of pure and soiled paper were determined for the different laser regimes. Laser working ranges allowing for removal of contamination and avoiding permanent modification to the substrate were found. The specimens prior and after laser illumination were characterized by light-optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) as well as multi spectral imaging analysis. The work extends previous nanosecond laser cleaning investigations on paper into the ultra-short pulse duration domain. KW - Laser cleaning KW - Ablation KW - Laser impact on surfaces KW - Paper KW - Femtosecond laser PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5809-7 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 101 IS - 2 SP - 441 EP - 446 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-22155 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pentzien, Simone T1 - Cleaning of 19th century Paper Artefacs with a remote-control Laser System on Basis of a Q-Switched Nd: YAG Laser (532 nm) T2 - International Conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA V) CY - Osnabrück, Germany DA - 2003-09-15 PY - 2003 AN - OPUS4-4363 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - 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 DO - 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 - TY - JOUR A1 - Kolar, J. A1 - Strlic, M. A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang T1 - Near-UV, visible and IR pulsed laser light interaction with cellulose PY - 2000 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%236640%231991%23999289998%23271349%23FLP%23&_cdi=6640&_pubType=J&_auth=y&_acct=C000049503&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=963821&md5=0020a82b8d5f591abc3354091a7def13 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390050031 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 71 IS - 1 SP - 87 EP - 90 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-5991 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Rudolph, Pascale A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Maywald-Pitellos, C. A1 - Bansa, H. A1 - Grösswang, H. A1 - König, W. ED - Fotakis, C. T1 - Near-Ultraviolet Pulsed Laser Interaction with Contaminants and Pigments on Parchment: Spectroscopic Diagnostics for Laser Cleaning Safety T2 - 5th International Conference on Optics within Life Sciences CY - H¯erakleion, Greece DA - 1998-01-01 PY - 2000 SN - 3-540-66648-6 N1 - Serientitel: Optics within life sciences – Series title: Optics within life sciences IS - 5 SP - 100 EP - 107 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-6189 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pilch, E. A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Mädebach, Heinrich A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang ED - Dickmann, K. T1 - Anti-fungal laser treatment of paper: a model study with a laser wavelength of 532 nm T2 - Laser in the Conservation of Artworks - LACONA V CY - Osnabrück, Germany DA - 2005-09-15 PY - 2005 SN - 3-540-22996-5 SN - 0930-8989 N1 - Serientitel: Springer proceedings in physics – Series title: Springer proceedings in physics IS - 100 SP - 19 EP - 27 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-6872 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Puchinger, L. A1 - Pentzien, Simone A1 - Koter, Robert A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang ED - Dickmann, K. T1 - Chemistry of parchment-laser interaction T2 - Laser in the Conservation of Artworks - LACONA CY - Osnabrück, Germany DA - 2005-09-15 PY - 2005 SN - 3-540-22996-5 SN - 0930-8989 N1 - Serientitel: Springer proceedings in physics – Series title: Springer proceedings in physics IS - 100 SP - 51 EP - 58 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-6873 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -