Investigations of corrosion phenomena on gold coins with SIMS

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 133-138

  Mayerhofer, K E ^a   Piplits, K ^a   Traum, R ^b   Griesser, M ^b   Hutter, H ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brown spots; Corrosion; Gold coin; Metallic inclusions; Numismatic; SIMS

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CORROSION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BROWN SPOTS; ELECTRONEGATIVE ELEMENTS; GOLD COINS; METALLIC INCLUSIONS;

GOLD;

EID: 24644478117     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.01.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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