Effect of laser cleaning on granite color

Color Research and Application

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-159

  Grossi, Carlota M ^a   Alonso, Francisco Javier ^b   Esbert, Rosa M ^b   Rojo, Araceli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorimetry; Nd:YAG laser cleaning; Ornamental granite; Rosa Porri a; Stone conservation

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETERS; CONSERVATION; GRANITE; IRRADIATION; LASER CLADDING; LASER RADIATION;

LASER WAVELENGTHS; ORNAMENTAL GRANITE;

COLORIMETRY;

EID: 33847721338     PISSN: 03612317     EISSN: 15206378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/col.20299     Document Type: Article

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