Digital processing of SEM images for the assessment of evaluation indexes of cleaning interventions on Pentelic marble surfaces

Materials Characterization

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1063-1069

  Moropoulou, A ^a   Delegou, E T ^a   Vlahakis, V ^a   Karaviti, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Cleaning evaluation; Digital processing; EDGE; Marble; SEM

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MINERALOGY; MUSEUMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CLEANING EVALUATION; MARBLE SURFACES; SHAPE FACTOR; SURFACE FRACTURE DENSITY;

MARBLE;

EID: 35148883889     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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