Damage to museum objects due to light exposure

Lighting Research & Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Cuttle, Christopher ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EFFECTS; HEAT LOSSES; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT; MUSEUMS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; RADIANT HEATING; STANDARDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DAMAGE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUMINOUS FLUX; MUSEUM OBJECTS; RADIANT HEATING EFFECT;

LIGHTING;

EID: 0030381396     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14771535960280010301     Document Type: Article

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