On the radiation tolerance of SU-8, a new material for gaseous microstructure radiation detector fabrication

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1003-1007

  Key, M J ^a   Cindro, V ^b   Lozano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Gas micropattern detectors; Radiation damage; SU 8

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRONS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

MICROENGINEERING; RADIATION TOLERANCES;

EPOXY RESINS;

EPOXY RESIN; POLYESTER; POLYIMIDE;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; EXPOSURE; FILM; GAS; IRRADIATION; MATERIAL STATE; NEUTRON; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 5644231008     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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