Tree growth in a propylene / ethylene copolymer: Relationships between electrical activity during growth and the structure, chemistry and properties of the trees that result

Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 548-551

  Vaughan, A S ^a   Dodd, S J ^a   Macdonald, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT EMISSION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PROPYLENE;

ELECTRICAL TREEING; OPTICAL CLARITY; OPTICAL EMISSION; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33845903568     PISSN: 00849162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CEIDP.2005.1560741     Document Type: Conference Paper

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