The free radical species in polyacrylonitrile fibers induced by γ-radiation and their decay behaviors

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 835-839

  Liu, Weihua ^a,b   Wang, Mouhua ^a   Xing, Zhe ^a,b   Wu, Guozhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

ESR; Free radical; Oxygen; Polyacrylonitrile fiber

Indexed keywords

ALKYL RADICALS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FREE RADICAL SPECIES; G-VALUES; IN-VACUUM; OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE; POLYACRYLONITRILE FIBER; RADICAL FORMATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

FREE RADICALS; OXYGEN; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; VACUUM;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ALKYL RADICAL; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYIMINE RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; VACUUM;

EID: 84861700679     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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