Influence of radiation environments on space charge formation in γ-irradiated LDPE

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 882-886

  Chen, G ^a   Davies, A E ^a   Banford, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOELECTRIC EFFECTS; AGING OF MATERIALS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; IRRADIATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; OXIDATION;

PULSED ELECTROACOUSTIC (PEA) METHOD;

ELECTRIC INSULATING COATINGS;

EID: 0033346502     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.822031     Document Type: Article

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