Positron annihilation lifetime spectra in a metakaolin-based geopolymer

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 664-666

  Vance, Eric R ^a,b   Hadley Jr , Joseph H ^c   Hsu, Frank H ^c   Drabarek, Elizabeth ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT-JOYNER-HALENDA (BJH) METHOD; LIFETIME SPECTRA; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY (PALS);

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; NANOPORES; PORE SIZE;

POSITRON ANNIHILATION;

EID: 38849183316     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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