Mechanism and application of laser cleaning: A review

G Zhu, Z Xu, Y Jin, X Chen, L Yang, J Xu… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser cleaning has become a promising technology due to its green, environmentally
friendly, and efficient features. It will gradually replace the traditional cleaning processes …

Successes and challenges in laser cleaning metal artefacts: A review

M Bertasa, C Korenberg - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past fifty years, laser cleaning has progressively become an established
conservation cleaning treatment for a range of artefacts, including stone, ceramics and …

Applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in cultural heritage and archaeology: a critical review

A Botto, B Campanella, S Legnaioli… - Journal of Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, we present a critical review on the applications of the Laser-Induced
Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique in cultural heritage and archaeology. The …

Ultrashort pulse laser ablation of steel in ambient air

V Zinnecker, S Madden, C Stokes-Griffin… - Optics & Laser …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper explores large area laser ablation of steel in air at ambient pressure and
compares the influence of different pulse duration regimes from femtosecond to …

[HTML][HTML] Femtosecond laser removal of antifouling paints on glass fibre reinforced plastic used in maritime industry

A Moreno-Madariaga, A Lasagabáster-Latorre… - Optics & Laser …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work we investigated the use of ultrashort laser pulses to clean antifouling paint from
samples of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP), a composite material widely used in …

Towards safe and effective femtosecond laser cleaning for the preservation of historic monuments

J Brand, A Wain, AV Rode, S Madden, L Rapp - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
We explore femtosecond laser cleaning of materials used in the construction of historic
monuments, such as stone and steel covered in typical contaminants caused by harsh …

Multivariate analysis-based laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for monitoring of laser paint cleaning

S Choi, J Choi, C Park - Applied Physics B, 2023 - Springer
In this study, a high-power Nd: YAG laser was used to remove a thick paint coating layer
from 304L stainless steel (SS304L). Different numbers of laser paint cleaning processes …

Investigation of the Multimechanism Laser Cleaning Dynamics for Rough Fused Silica Surfaces with Organic Contaminants: A Computational Simulation and Atomic …

T Wang, Q Bai, Y Li, W Guo, H Wang, Y Dou, X Liu - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The detrimental impact of organic contaminants on optical components poses a significant
obstacle to high-energy laser systems. However, irregularities or defects on the surface of …

Comparison between nanosecond and femtosecond laser pulses for the removal of spray paint from granite surfaces

J Brand, A Wain, AV Rode, S Madden, PL King… - Journal of Cultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the removal of spray paint from heritage granite surfaces using a
nanosecond pulse laser and compared the results, in terms of the effectiveness of treatment …

Femtosecond pulse laser cleaning of Makrana marble

J Brand, K Maximova, S Madden, A Wain… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
We studied femtosecond pulse lasers for cleaning Makrana marble, used in the construction
of Soami Bagh Samadh, Agra, India. We investigated laser irradiation at different …