Confoeal X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) microscopy: A new technique for the nondestructive compositional depth profiling of paintings

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 852, Issue , 2005, Pages 281-290

  Woll, Arthur R ^a   Bilderback, Donald H ^a,b   Gruner, Sol ^a,b   Gao, Ning ^c   Huang, Rong ^d   Bisulca, Christina ^e   Mass, Jennifer ^e,f  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c X Ray Optical Systems Inc   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^f Winterthur Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; PAINTING; SILICATES; SYNCHROTRONS;

ACRYLIC PAINTS; FLUORESCENT X-RAYS; MONOCAPILLARY OPTICS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 28844451191     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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