On the difference in scattering behavior of cyclic and linear polymers in bulk

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Gagliardi, S ^a   Arrighi, V ^a   Ferguson, R ^a   Dagger, A C ^b   Semlyen, J A ^b   Higgins, J S ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR POLYMERS; MONODISPERSE CYCLICS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS); SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING (SANS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SCATTERING; TOPOLOGY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 22944442579     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1849162     Document Type: Article

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