Laser cleaning of graffiti on stone

Victoria Atanassova; Ivan Kostadinov; Peter Zahariev; Margarita Grozeva; Ilko Miloushev

doi:10.1117/12.2262668

5 January 2017 Laser cleaning of graffiti on stone

Victoria Atanassova, Ivan Kostadinov, Peter Zahariev, Margarita Grozeva, Ilko Miloushev

Proceedings Volume 10226, 19th International Conference and School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; 102260A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262668
Event: International Conference and School on Quantum Electronics "Laser Physics and Applications" - ICSQE 2016, 2016, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Abstract

In present days graffiti is a common problem that many restorers have to deal with due to both its unaesthetic appearance and damaging nature for the surface beneath. We report laser cleaning of graffiti paints (black, white, blue, green and red) on limestone and granite. The efficiency of two laser systems is compared: high repetition rate (20 kHz) Copper Bromide Vapor Laser (CuBrVL) generating wavelength 510.6 nm and low repetition rate (up to 10 Hz) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser generating fundamental wavelength 1064 nm and its second harmonic 532 nm. The surface condition of the stone samples before and after cleaning is evaluated by means of optical microscopy. On that base, suitable working parameters are chosen in order to avoid under- or over-cleaning.

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Victoria Atanassova, Ivan Kostadinov, Peter Zahariev, Margarita Grozeva, and Ilko Miloushev "Laser cleaning of graffiti on stone", Proc. SPIE 10226, 19th International Conference and School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 102260A (5 January 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262668

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