Behavior of positronium in polystyrene and its derivatives

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 463-465

  Honda, Y ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Tashiro, M ^a   Terashima, Y ^a   Miyamoto, K ^a   Kimura, N ^a   Tagawa, S ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Poly(4 bromostyrene); Poly(4 vinylphenol); Polystyrene; Positronium; Trapped electron

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; POSITRONS; THIN FILMS;

POSITRON BEAM;

POLYSTYRENES;

POLY(4 BROMOSTYRENE); POLY(4 VINYLPHENOL); POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LIFESPAN; PARAMETER; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM;

EID: 0141739261     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00206-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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