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Cleaning of soot-soiled white feathers was assessed using the Nd:YAG laser (1064 and 532 nm, with or without added water; 355 nm, no added water) and various traditional (vacuum, solvent and detergent) methods. Physical damage occurred at 355 nm starting at 0.12 J/cm2. Soiled areas were often yellower after cleaning at most laser parameters tested, but not using traditional methods. The best laser result was using 532 nm at 0.39 J/cm2. XPS analysis found that the 164 eV binding energy for sulphur, corresponding to the disulphide bond, disappeared upon laser-cleaning soiled areas in dry conditions (no added water) at all wavelengths, suggesting chemical damage or masking by a residue.
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Dignard, C., Lai, W.F., Binnie, N., Young, G., Abraham, M., Scheerer, S. (2005). Cleaning of Soiled White Feathers Using the Nd:YAG Laser and Traditional Methods. In: Dickmann, K., Fotakis, C., Asmus, J.F. (eds) Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27176-7_28
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