Optical and microstructural studies on electron irradiated PMMA: A positron annihilation study

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1083-1091

  Ismayil, ^a   Ravindrachary, V ^a   Bhajantri, R F ^a   Praveena, S D ^b   Poojary, Boja ^a   Dutta, Dhanadeep ^c   Pujari, P K ^c  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KVG Medical College   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous cluster; Chain scission; Electron beam irradiation; Microstructure; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA); Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHAIN SCISSION; CLUSTER SIZES; DOUBLE BONDS; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ELECTRON DOSE; FTIR; IRRADIATED FILMS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; OPTICAL ENERGY; OPTICAL PARAMETER; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON SCATTERING; SPECTRAL STUDIES; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; XRD STUDIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMORPHOUS FILMS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRONS; ESTERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77953138097     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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