Near infrared reflectography for deciphering obscured (whitewashed or ablated) epigraphs

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 5547-5552

  Falcone, L ^a   Bloisi, F ^a   Califano, V ^a   Pagano, M ^b   Vicari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Molise   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE;

MECHANICAL ABRASION; NIR REFLECTOGRAPHY; THERMAL INFRARED RADIATION; WHITEWASHING LAYER;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 34548441679     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/18/006     Document Type: Article

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