Positronium trapping in free volume of polymers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 427-431

  Kansy, J ^a   Consolati, G ^b   Dauwe, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia Milan   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Free volume; Polymers; Positronium trapping; Thermalization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; GLASS TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

FREE VOLUME; PICKOFF ANNIHILATION; POSITRONIUM TRAPPING; THERMALIZATION;

POSITRONS;

POLYMER; POLYURETHAN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESTRUCTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034214136     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00195-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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