Effect of gamma radiation on polyNIMMO

Polymer

Volumn 44, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 7617-7624

  Akhavan, J ^a   Kronfli, E ^a   Waring, S C ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetic polymers; Gamma radiation; Polymer bonded explosives

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDATION; POLYESTERS; QUENCHING;

HOMOLYTIC SCISSION;

POLYETHERS;

EXPLOSIVE; POLY(3 NITRATOMETHYL 3 METHYLOXETANE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

POLYMER; RADIATION;

EID: 0242527342     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2003.09.042     Document Type: Article

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