A comparative study of the radiation resistance of four optically transparent polyimides

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 189-194

  Devasahayam, Sheila ^a   Hill, David J T ^a   Connell, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ESR spectroscopy; Radiation sensitivity; Radical yields; Transparent polyimides; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; RADIATION; RADIOLYSIS; TRANSPARENCY;

RADIATION RESISTANCE;

POLYAMIDES;

AROMATIC AMINE; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; ETHER; FREE RADICAL; HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDE; PHENYL GROUP; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; TRIFLUOROMETHYLBIPHENYLDIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLUORINATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0034856355     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00437-6     Document Type: Article

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