Spectroscopic ellipsometry as a tool for the optical characterization and ageing studies of varnishes used in Post-Byzantine icon reconstructions

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-36

  Polikreti, Kyriaki ^a   Christofides, Constantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Ageing; Icon; Refractive index; Spectroscopic ellipsometry; Varnish

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644936364     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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