Bond scission cross sections for α-particles in cellulose nitrate (LR115)

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-75

  Barillon, R ^a   Fromm, M ^b   Chambaudet, A ^b   Katz, R ^c   Stoquert, J P ^d   Pape, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL BONDS; ETCHING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRATES; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

BOND SCISSION; CELLULOSE NITRATE; TRACK ETCH VELOCITY;

RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 0032590759     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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