Radiolytic unsaturation decay in polyethylene. Part II - The effect of irradiation temperature, thermal history and orientation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 503-510

  Lyons, Bernard J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allyl unsaturation; Irradiation temperature; Polyethylene; Unsaturation decay kinetics; Vinyl unsaturation; Vinylidene unsaturation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COOLING; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FREE RADICALS; IRRADIATION; MELTING; QUENCHING; RADIOLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DECAY RATES; RADIOLYTIC UNSATURATION DECAY;

POLYETHYLENES;

FREE RADICAL; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; ELASTICITY; GEL; IRRADIATION; MELTING POINT; RADIOLYSIS; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1442348200     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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