Radiation-sensitive indicator based on radiation-chemical formation of acids in polyvinyl butyral films containing chloral hydrate

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Abdel Fattah, Atef A ^a   El Kelany, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; DYES; FOOD PROCESSING; HYDRATES; IRRADIATION; PLASTIC FILMS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; VINYL RESINS;

CHLORAL HYDRATE; PLASTIC FILM DOSIMETERS; POLYVINYL BUTYRAL; RADIATION SENSITIVE INDICATORS;

DOSIMETERS;

BROMOPHENOL BLUE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; INDICATOR; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FILM DOSIMETER; FOOD IRRADIATION; HUMIDITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032030196     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00258-2     Document Type: Article

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