Gamma radiation effects in vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4 PART 1, 2012, Pages 792-796

  Lubkowski, G ^a   Kuhnhenn, J ^a   Suhrke, M ^a   Weinand, U ^a   Endler, I ^b   Meibner, F ^b   Richter, S ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INT   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); gamma ray effects; radiation effects

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA-RAY EFFECTS; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; HIGH ENERGY PROTON; LIGHT CONTROL; LOW DENSITY; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REFLECTION; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84865388394     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2188644     Document Type: Article

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