Positronium formation in low temperature polymers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 375-379

  Hirade, Tetsuya ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Anions; Cyclohexane; Low temperature; PMMA; Polyethylene; Positron; Positronium; Trapped electrons

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRONS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NEGATIVE IONS;

LOW TEMPERATURE POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0141850876     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00187-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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