Temperature dependence of positron annihilation lifetime spectra for polyethylene: Positron irradiation effects

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 473-477

  Hsu, F H ^a   Choi, Y J ^a   Hadley Jr , J H ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Positron irradiation effects; Ps in polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEATING; HYSTERESIS; IRRADIATION; POSITRONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BRANCHED POLYETHYLENES; LINEAR POLYETHYLENES; POSITRON IRRADIATION;

POLYETHYLENES;

FREE RADICAL; POLYETHYLENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DESTRUCTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYSTERESIS; IONIZING RADIATION; POSITRON; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034213509     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00202-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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