Yellowing effect and discoloration of pigments: Experimental and theoretical studies

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 249-256

  Zafiropulos, Vassilis ^a   Balas, Costas ^a   Manousaki, Alexandra ^a   Marakis, Yiorgos ^a   Maravelaki Kalaitzaki, Pagona ^a   Melesanaki, Krystalia ^a   Pouli, Paraskevi ^a   Stratoudaki, Theodosia ^a   Klein, Stefan ^b   Hildenhagen, Jens ^b   Dickmann, Klaus ^b   Luk'Yanchuk, Boris S ^c   Mujat, Claudia ^d   Dogariu, Aristide ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discoloration; Encrustation on marble; Laser ablation; Laser cleaning; Light scattering; Structural modification; Yellowing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037251580     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1296-2074(02)01205-0     Document Type: Article

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