Chinese Optics, Volume. 17, Issue 5, 1050(2024)

Application of dual-wavelength nanosecond laser cleaning technology on stone artifacts

Chen-yu LI1,2, Wen-zhe HU2,3,4, Xue-yan ZHANG1,2, Han-wen LIU1,2, Xiao-long LIU2,3,4, Liang QU1,2、*, Meng ZHU5, Hong-ying DUAN5, and Pouli Paraskevi2,6
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  • 1Conservation Standards Research Institute, The Palace Museum, Beijing 100009, China
  • 2China-Greece Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology, Beijing 100009, China
  • 3Aerospace Information Research Institue, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100094, China
  • 4School of Optoelectronics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100094, China
  • 5Department of Architectural Heritage, The Palace Museum, Beijing 100009, China
  • 6Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IESL- FORTH), Heraklion 71110, Greece
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    Traditional cleaning methods can not clean small pollution particles on the surface of cultural relics. Moreover it can easily cause irreversible damage. In order to improve the ability to clean pollutants, laser cleaning technology has been gradually applied to the cleaning of different types of cultural relics. In this paper, we develop a nanosecond laser cleaning system to clean the simulated marble samples and marble fragments in the Palace Museum. The object of the cleanout is black crust pollutants. To avoid the yellowing effect, a dual wavelength combination of 1064 nm near-infrared and 355 nm ultraviolet light is used for laser cleaning of simulated marble samples. When the energy density ratio of these two wavelengths is 3∶2, photos from the microscopic observation system show a good cleaning effect. This ratio (3∶2) is then applied to marble fragments samples. The micro-Raman spectrometer is utilized to evaluate the cleaning effect. The experimental results confirm the advantages of laser cleaning and also provide reference parameters and evaluation methods for laser cleaning of pollutants on marble surface. At the same time, it also offer insights for the application of laser cleaning technology to the cleaning of other stone artifacts.

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    Chen-yu LI, Wen-zhe HU, Xue-yan ZHANG, Han-wen LIU, Xiao-long LIU, Liang QU, Meng ZHU, Hong-ying DUAN, Pouli Paraskevi. Application of dual-wavelength nanosecond laser cleaning technology on stone artifacts[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(5): 1050

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    Received: Jan. 2, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 27, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 31, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2024-0002

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