In situ study of the Porticello Bronzes by portable X-ray fluorescence and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1512-1518

  Ferretti, M ^a   Cristoforetti, G ^b   Legnaioli, S ^b   Palleschi, V ^b   Salvetti, A ^b   Tognoni, E ^b   Console, E ^c   Palaia, P ^c  

^a Istituto Per Le Tecnologie Applicate Ai Beni Culturali Montelibretti   (Italy)

^b AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

^c TEA sas   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeological bronze statues; Cultural heritage; Elemental analysis; LIBS; XRF

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); PORTICELLO BRONZES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF);

BRONZE;

EID: 36749084687     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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