Observation of radiation degradation of electrical insulators in the CERN particle accelerators

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 438-443

  Chevalier, Ch ^c   Coste, V ^a   Fontaine, A ^b   Tavlet, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CABLES; EPOXY RESINS; IRRADIATION; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POLYOLEFINS; RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS;

DOSE RATE EFFECT; LARGE ELECTRON POSITION COLLIDER; LONG TERM EXPOSURES; POLYMERIC INSULATORS; SUPER PROTON SYNCHROTRON;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0033515916     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00088-9     Document Type: Article

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