Positron annihilation lifetime and gas permeation studies of energetic ion-irradiated polycarbonate membranes

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 296-301

  Wate, S ^a   Acharya, N K ^b   Bhahada, K C ^b   Vijay, Y K ^b   Tripathi, A ^c   Avasthi, D K ^c   Das, D ^d   Ghughre, S ^d  

^a Government Arts and Science College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^c INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^d UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Free volume; Gas permeation in membranes; Ion beam; Latent tracks; Positron annihilation spectroscopy; Scission

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; POLYCARBONATES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

GAS PERMEABILITY; POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; SOLUTION CAST METHODS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ION; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DESTRUCTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FILM; GAS DIFFUSION; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; METHODOLOGY; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; THICKNESS;

EID: 19944387673     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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