On the potential of positron lifetime spectroscopy for the study of early stages of zeolites formation from their amorphous precursors

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-256

  Bosnar, S ^a   Kosanovic C ^a   Subotic B ^a   Bosnar, D ^b   Kajcsos, Zs ^c   Liszkay, L ^c   Lohonyai, L ^c   Molnar B ^c   Lazar K ^d  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^d Institute of Isotopes   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Long living positronium states; Positron annihilation; Zeolite precursors

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GELS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

LONG LIVING POSITRONIUM STATES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; ZEOLITE PRECURSORS;

ZEOLITES;

ZEOLITE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESTRUCTION; MEASUREMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROSCOPY; VACUUM;

EID: 33751298517     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.03.045     Document Type: Article

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