Polarization sensitive THz absorption spectroscopy for the evaluation of uniaxially deformed ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

NDT and E International

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-333

  Tanabe, Tadao ^a   Watanabe, Kenta ^a   Oyama, Yutaka ^a   Seo, Koichi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Spectris UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extensional deformed ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Non destructive inspections; Terahertz dichroism

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ABSORPTION INTENSITY; BAND INTENSITY; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NON DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION; POLARIZATION DIRECTION; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ DICHROISM; THZ SPECTROSCOPY; THZ WAVES; TRANSLATIONAL MODES; UHMW-PE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; XRD;

ABSORPTION; DEFORMATION; DICHROISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLARIZATION; POLYETHYLENES; STEEL BRIDGES; TENSILE STRAIN; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TERAHERTZ WAVES; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77950595579     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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