Incorporation of laser ablation into a proton probe system to study laser ablation of corrosion products, and enhance the probe's analytical capabilities

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Abraham, Meg ^a   Northover, P ^a   Grime, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient metal; Copper corrosion; Laser ablation; PIXE; Scanning proton microprobe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034239291     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(00)00154-0     Document Type: Article

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