The irradiation of polymeric materials with swift heavy ions (SHI) results in a change of their
free volume properties which have strong correlation with their macroscopic properties …

This article is aimed at studying the effect of ion irradiation on free volume of
polyethersulphone (PES) and polyamide nylon-6 (PN-6) polymers by positron annihilation …

Swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation of polymeric materials results in the change of their free
volume properties which have strong correlation with their macroscopic properties. The …

Polystyrene is the radiation resistant polymer and occupies a unique position in the study of
radiation effects. The bombardment with swift heavy ions (SHI) results in the change of free …

Free volume properties of polymers have strong correlation with macroscopic properties and
can be modified by radiations and ions. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) …

Passage of energetic heavy ions produces damage in a polymeric material resulting into the
creation of latent tracks due to dissociation of bonds, cross-linking, formation of free radicals …

CR-39 is a polycarbonate widely used as SSNTD for recording nuclear charged particles
and in other applications. Latent ion tracks produced in the polymers due to the damage …

Abstract Polyamide nylon 66 (PA-66) polymer samples after being irradiated with 100 MeV
O 7+ ions and gamma radiation were studied for modifications in free volume properties by …

Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
analyses were adopted for in-depth (at the nanoscale level) and surface (at the microscale …

The positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) technique has been applied to study the effects of
gamma-ray irradiation on polymer materials, such as ethylene propylene diene monomer …