Application of hydrogel system for neutron attenuation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-107

  Gupta, Satish Chandra ^a   Baheti, G L ^a   Gupta, B P ^a  

^a DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Crosslinked PVA; Hydrogel; Neutron shielding; Radiation processing; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGELS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; WATER ABSORPTION;

NEUTRON ATTENUATION; NEUTRON SHIELDING; RADIATION PROCESSING;

PLASTIC SHEETS;

POLYVINYL ACETATE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HEAT; HYDROGEL; MELTING POINT; PRESSURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0034237266     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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