ESR study of free radicals in UHMW-PE fiber irradiated by gamma rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-433

  Zhao, Yanning ^a,b,c   Wang, Mouhua ^a   Tang, Zhongfeng ^a,c   Wu, Guozhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^b JILIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

ESR; Fiber; Irradiation; Radical; UHMW PE

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ALKYL RADICALS; ALLYL RADICALS; DECAY RATE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ESR SPECTRA; FIBER DIRECTION; FIBER IRRADIATION; HYPERFINE SPLITTINGS; IN-VACUUM; LARGE SIZES; LONG LIFETIME; POLYENYL RADICAL; RADICAL DECAY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; UHMW-PE;

ALKYLATION; CRYSTALLITES; DECAY (ORGANIC); ELECTROSLAG REMELTING; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM;

FIBERS;

FREE RADICAL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION RESPONSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ALKYLATION; CRYSTALLITES; DECAY; FIBERS; GAMMA RAYS; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM;

EID: 74649085517     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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