Radiation synthesis of grafted polymers for studying thermoluminescence characterization and its possible application as a dosimeter at low doses

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-431

  Abdel Ghaffar, A M ^a   El Arnaouty, M B ^a   Diab, H M ^b   Hegazy, El Sayed A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Grafted films; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; BINARY MONOMER SYSTEMS; DOSE RANGE; DOSE RATE; DSC AND TGA; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; FTIR; GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFTED FILMS; GRAFTED POLYMERS; IONIC CHARACTER; LOW DOSE; POLYPROPYLENE FILMS; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SYNTHESIS; RADIATION-INDUCED; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SULFUR CONTENTS; THERMAL FADING; TLD-100;

CHARACTERIZATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; LIGHT EMISSION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THERMOPLASTICS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

COPOLYMERIZATION; FILM; GRAFT COPOLYMER; HYDROPHILIC PROPERTY; LUMINESCENCE; MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 70349801828     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902725423     Document Type: Article

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