LET effect on cross-linking and scission mechanisms of PMMA during irradiation

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作者
Lee, EH [1 ]
Rao, GR [1 ]
Mansur, LK [1 ]
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[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Div Met & Ceram, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
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10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00184-X
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Mechanisms of scission and cross-linking are investigated for poly(methyl methacrylate) subjected to various irradiation sources, such as low LET radiation sources (MeV e-beams, Co-60 gamma-rays) and high LET ions (MeV He+, Ar+). PMMA properties were degraded upon irradiation by e-beam and gamma-rays, but were improved upon bombardment with high energy ion beams (HEIB) as a result of cross-linking. The results indicate that high LET produces a high concentration of free radicals over many neighboring molecular chains, facilitating track overlap and enhancing cross-linking over scission, while low LET affects only a single molecular chain, leading to chain scission. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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