Energetic polymer subjected to high energy radiation

Polymer

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2119-2126

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

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetic polymers; Gamma radiation; PBXs

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); WATER;

END CHAIN LINKING; ENERGETIC POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

ALDEHYDE; METHYL GROUP; POLY(3 NITRATOMETHYL 3 METHYLOXETANE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HALOGENATION; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION ENERGY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

POLYMER SCIENCE; RADIATION;

EID: 1442274984     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.01.054     Document Type: Article

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