Laser cleaning of gilded bronze surfaces

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 419-427

  Siano, S ^a   Grazzi, F ^a   Parfenov, V A ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAINT PETERSBURG ELECTROTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY LETI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONZE;

LASER CLEANING; METALLIC OBJECTS; OUTPUT PARAMETERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION; PULSEWIDTHS; THERMAL PROCESS; WORKS OF ART;

CLEANING;

EID: 57749084497     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.75.000419     Document Type: Article

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