Evidence for nanoparticles in microwave-generated fireballs observed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Mitchell, J B A ^a   Legarrec, J L ^a   Sztucki, M ^b   Narayanan, T ^b   Dikhtyar, V ^c   Jerby, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOROSILICATE GLASS; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FIREBALLS; OXIDIZING PARTICLES; X-RAY SCATTERING;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 40749133290     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.065001     Document Type: Article

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