Mesopore characterization by PALS

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 331-337

  Goworek, T ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mesopores; Ordered silica; Porous glass; Positronium; Silica gels

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PORE SIZE;

TRANSVERSE SIZE;

POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

SILICA GEL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0141682733     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00180-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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