Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0668117
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Short-pulse laser cleaning for Australian heritage conservation. Conserving heritage objects is a demanding discipline, requiring a suite of techniques for different problems. Overseas, laser cleaning using long pulse techniques leaves microscopic damage as discrete chunks of material are removed, and is unsuitable for many materials. We have developed a short pulse laser process which can remove material molecule-by-molecule in a controlled fashion, and which can be readily halted once the final finish is achieved. We will research this technique for application to unique Australian heritage materials that are important to the specific conservation needs of the Australian War Memorial, the RAAF, Navy and Army Museums, Artlab Australia, and the Art Gallery of NSW.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2006
End Date: 06-2009
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $165,950.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Materials Conservation | Optical Physics | Quantum Optics And Lasers
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Preserving movable cultural heritage | Scientific instrumentation |
