An investigation of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for use as a control in the laser removal of rock from fossils found at the Malapa hominin site, South Africa

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-54

  Roberts, D E ^a   Du Plessis, A ^a,b   Steyn, J ^a   Botha, L R ^a   Pityana, S ^a   Berger, L R ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fossil; Laser fossil preparation; Laser processing; Laser spectroscopy; LIBS

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SIGNAL; FOSSIL; HIGH SPEED LASER; LASER PROCESS; LASER REMOVAL; LIBS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTRAL LINE; SURROUNDING ROCK;

LASER SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84864643800     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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