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Opticheskii Zhurnal

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DOI: 10.17586/1023-5086-2023-90-10-93-107

УДК: 621.373.826

Laser removal of foxings from pages of books and documents on a paper basis

Dobrusina S.A., Parfenov, V.A., Podgornaya N.I., Samsygina N.D., Titov, S.V., Petrov, A.A., Aseev, V.A.

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For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Добрусина С.А., Парфенов В.А., Подгорная Н.И., Самсыгина Н.Д., Титов С.В., Петров А.А., Асеев В.А. Лазерное удаление фоксингов со страниц и документов на бумажной основе // Оптический журнал. 2023. Т. 90. № 10. С. 93–107. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023­-5086­-2023-­90-­10-­93­-107

 

Dobrusina S.A., Parfenov V.A., Podgornaya N.I., Samsygina N.D., Titov S.V., Petrov A.A., Aseev V.A. Laser removal of foxings from pages of books and documents on a paper basis [In Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2023. V. 90. № 10. P. 93–107. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-­5086­-2023-­90­-10-­93­-107

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

S. A. Dobrusina, V. A. Parfenov, N. I. Podgornaya, N. D. Samsygina, S. V. Titov, A. A. Petrov, and V. A. Aseev, "Laser removal of foxing from the pages of books and paper documents," Journal of Optical Technology. 90(10), 617-625 (2023).  https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.90.000617

Abstract:

Subject of study. This work is devoted to the removal of foxing spots from the pages of books and documents on a paper basis. Aim of study. Determination of the output parameters of lasers that allow effective and safe removal of foxings. Method. Pulsed lasers were used in the experiments: a solid­state Nd:YAG-laser with a wavelength of 0.53 microns and an excimer ArF-laser with a wavelength of 0.193 microns. Main results. It is shown that the highest efficiency of foxings removal is achieved when they are treated with an ArF-laser. The best results are achieved when using wet laser treatment in the case of paper containing wood pulp fibers, and dry treatment — for paper containing wood pulp. The optimal output characteristics of the ArF-laser, which provide effective removal of foxing spots, are the following: energy density — 0.21–0.34 J/cm2, pulse repetition rate — 1–2 Hz, pulse duration — 10 ns. A technique for quantifying the effectiveness of foxing removal based on the analysis of a digital optical image of the studied section of a book or document before and after laser treatment is proposed and experimentally verified. This technique is easy to use and does not require the use of expensive analytical equipment. The research shows the high efficiency of foxings laser removal in the long­term time perspective. Practical significance. The results obtained in the work allow us to talk about the advantage of laser treatment of books and documents paper sheets with foxings compared to traditional restoration methods and recommend this technology for practical restoration work in libraries and archives.

Keywords:

laser cleaning, restoration, foxings, books, documents, paper, Nd:YAG laser, ArF laser, photoablation

OCIS codes: 350.3390, 140.1550

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