Evaluation of the "added value" of SIMS: A mass spectrometric and spectroscopic study of an unusual Naples yellow oil paint reconstruction

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 284, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 22-34

  Keune, Katrien ^a   Hoogland, Frank ^b   Boon, Jaap J ^b   Peggie, David ^a   Higgitt, Catherine ^a  

^a National Gallery   (United Kingdom)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Naples yellow; Oil paint; SIMS; Zinc soap

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349096657     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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