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Laser cleaning of copper roofing sheets subjected to long-lasting environmental corrosion

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The study was concerned with the effect of the laser fluence and pulse duration on the microstructure of copper roofing of the Wilanów Palace in Warsaw (Poland) subjected to environmental degradation since the turn 19th century. The techniques used for the microstructure examinations included: SEM+EDS, X-ray diffraction analysis, surface profiling and colour analysis. The measurements of colour of the laser-cleaned surfaces showed that series of 100-μs pulses offer the most effective cleaning. It was also found that by controlling the number of laser pulses it is possible to control the roughness of the cleaned surface.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Design Division, Warsaw University of Technology, Woloska 141, 02-507, Warsaw, Poland

    H. Garbacz, E. Fortuna & K. J. Kurzydłowski

  2. Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego St., 00-908, Warsaw, Poland

    J. Marczak, M. Strzelec & A. Rycyk

  3. Inter-Academy Institute for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 37, 00-379, Warsaw, Poland

    A. Koss, J. Mróz & A. Zatorska

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Garbacz, H., Fortuna, E., Marczak, J. et al. Laser cleaning of copper roofing sheets subjected to long-lasting environmental corrosion. Appl. Phys. A 100, 693–701 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5686-0

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