Mass spectrometry investigation of the degradation of polyethylene terephtalate induced by low-energy (<100 eV) electrons

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 889-897

  Massey, Sylvain ^a   Cloutier, Pierre ^b   Sanche, Léon ^b   Roy, Denis ^a  

^a Faculté des sciences sociales Pavillon Charles De Koninck   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dissociative electron attachment (DEA); Low energy electron impact; Mass spectrometry; Polyethylene terephtalate (PET)

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

DIPOLAR DISSOCIATION (DD); ELECTRONIC DEVICES; LOW-ENERGY ELECTRON IMPACT; POLYMER SURFACE;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DEVICE; DIPOLAR DISSOCIATION; DISSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE ELECTRON ATTACHMENT; ELECTRON RADIATION; FILM; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 43049176808     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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