Ebook: Radiation Effects on Polymers

Content: Pulse radiolysis studies of polymers / Seiichi Tagawa --
Cross-linking of hydrocarbon polymers and their model compounds : linear-energy-transfer effects / Y. Tabata --
Linear-energy-transfer effects on polymers / W. Schnabel, Q.Q. Zhu, and S. Klaumünzer --
Pulse radiolysis of polystyrene films / S.P. Mezyk, S. Yamamura, and J.K. Thomas --
Pulse radiolysis of doped polyethylene in molten state / Ortwin Brede --
Radiation effects on the structure and properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and its ferroelectric copolymers / Andrew J. Lovinger --
Radiation and the crystals of polyethylene and paraffins / G. Ungar and A. Keller --
Gamma radiolysis of styrene-co-methyl acrylate copolymers : an electron spin resonance study / Raymond Kellman, David T.J. Hill, D.S. Hunter, James H. O'Donnell, and Peter J. Pomery --
Effects of ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet irradiation on fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymers : an electron paramagnetic resonance study / Soon Sam Kim and Ranty H. Liang --
Temperature dependence of the radiation chemistry of polymers / R. Wayne Garrett, David J.T. Hill, Tri T. Le, Karen A. Milne, James H. O'Donnell, Senake M.C. Perera, and Peter J. Pomery --
Degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate) : deep UV, X-ray, electron-beam, and proton-beam irradiation / J.A. Moore and Jin O. Choi --
Characterization of macromolecular morphology by pulsed NMR spectroscopy / A. Charlesby --
Electron-beam irradiation of polymerizable polyaphrons : a method for making polymeric microspheres / Dale C. McHerron and Garth L. Wilkes --
Acrylic-acid-grafted polyethylene by electron-beam preirradiation method : some effects of reaction variables / Junji Harada, Rey T. Chern, and Vivian T. Stannett --
Electron-beam curing of aramid-fiber-reinforced composites / C.B. Saunders, A. Singh, V.J. Lopata, S. Seier, G.D. Boyer, W. Kremers, and V.A. Mason --
Gamma-ray irradiation of polystyrene in the presence of cross-linking agents / Delia López and Guillermina Burillo --
Hydrogel dressings / Janusz M. Rosiak --
A polymeric radiostabilizer for absorbable polyesters / Dennis D. Jamiolkowski and Shalaby W. Shalaby --
Chemistry and manufacturing requirements of X-ray resists / J.W. Taylor, C. Babcock, M. Sullivan, D. Suh, and D. Plumb --
Chemical amplification for the design of sensitive electron-beam and X-ray resist systems / Hiroshi Ito --
Thermal marking of amorphous poly(ethylene terephthalate) / C.M. Roland, J.P. Armistead, and M.F. Sonnenschein --
Electromagnetic (microwave) radiation effects on terminally reactive and nonreactive engineering polymer systems / S.C. Liptak, S.P. Wilkinson, J.C. Hedrick, T.C. Ward, and J.E. McGrath --
Dielectric properties at microwave frequencies of epoxy undergoing cure / Eva Marand, Kenneth R. Baker, and Jack D. Graybeal --
Degradation and stabilization of irradiated polymers : chemistry of radiation degradation of polymers / James H. O'Donnell --
Role of excitation transfer in the photochemistry and radiation chemistry of solid polymers : studies of styrene and vinylnaphthalene copolymers with vinyl ketones / J.E. Guillet, S.A.M. Hesp, and Y. Takeuchi --
Stabilization of polyolefins to gamma irradiation : role of the initial radicals / D.J. Carlsson, S. Chmela, and J. Lacoste --
Irradiation effects of paraffins as polymer model compounds / Tadao Seguchi --
Quantitative confirmation of simple theoretical models for diffusion-limited oxidation / Kenneth T. Gillen and Roger L. Clough --
Change in mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene during radiochemical aging / L. Audouin and J. Verdu --
Study of radiation- and thermal-oxidized regions in ethylene-propylene rubber using an X-ray microanalyzer / Y. Morita, T. Yagi, and W. Kawakami --
Influence of ionizing radiation on thermoset plastics / H. Wilski --
Assessment of radiation damage to a halogen-free cable jacket / M. Tavlet, H. Schönbacher, R. Cameron, and C.G. Richardson --
A practical model for prediction of the lifetime of elastomeric seals in nuclear environments / S.G. Burnay --
Delayed luminescence from organic compounds induced by X-radiation / Xingzhou Hu and G. David Mendenhall --
Stability of polypropylene to gamma irradiation / J.L. Williams --
Designing radiation-hard plastic scintillators / Stan Majewski and Carl Zorn --
Radiation-induced hidden-absorption effects in polystyrene-based plastic scintillators / A.D. Bross and A. Pla-Dalmau --
Radiation-degradation studies of the mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites used in fusion magnets / S. Egusa, Tadao Seguchi, M. Hagiwara, H. Nakajima, S. Shimamoto, M.A. Kirk, and R.C. Birtcher.