Laser cleaning of stone by different laser pulse duration and wavelength

Laser Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-36

  Siano, S ^a   Giamello, M ^b   Bartoli, L ^a   Mencaglia, A ^a   Parfenov, V ^c   Salimbeni, R ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c SAINT PETERSBURG ELECTROTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY LETI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; Q SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH;

LASER CLEANING; STONE ARTIFACTS; STONE CONSERVATION PROBLEMS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 38849203216     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: 15556611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1054660X08010064     Document Type: Article

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