Nuclear track microfilters: Gas separation ability and β-radiation stability

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 707-711

  Ensinger, W ^a   Vater, P ^a   Happel, S ^a   Sudowe, R ^a,b   Brandt, R ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas separation; Nuclear track microfilters; Polyimide; Radiation stability; Tritium

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETCHING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAVY IONS; IRRADIATION; POLYIMIDES; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

RADIATION STABILITY;

WAVE FILTERS;

EID: 0041361930     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00231-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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