Polymer dynamics in bimodal polyethylene melts: A study with neutron spin echo spectroscopy and pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 10171-10187

  Rathgeber, S ^a,e   Willner, L ^a   Richter, D ^a   Brulet, A ^b   Farago, B ^c   Appel, M ^d,f   Fleischer, G ^d  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

HESS MODEL; NEUTRON SPIN ECHO (NSE) SPECTROSCOPY; PULSED FIELD GRADIENT NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (PFG-NMR);

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032607078     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.478890     Document Type: Article

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