Free volume study of 70 MeV carbon induced modification in polymers through positron annihilation

R Kumar, SA Ali, AK Mahur, D Das, AH Naqvi… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Free volume properties of polymers have strong correlation with macroscopic properties and
can be modified by radiations and ions. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) …

Ion induced modification in free volume in PN-6 and PES polymers by positron annihilation lifetime studies

R Kumar, R Prasad - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

70 MeV Carbon C5+ ion induced modification in polystyrene by positron annihilation

R Kumar, R Prasad - Radiation measurements, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

SHI induced modification in CR-39 polycarbonate by positron annihilation lifetime studies

R Kumar, S Rajguru, D Das, R Prasad - Radiation measurements, 2003 - Elsevier
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 …

Free volume evolution in 50 MeV Li3+ ion-irradiated polymers studied by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

P Singh, R Kumar, R Prasad - Radiation Effects and defects in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Studies of the o-Ps lifetime and free volume in ion irradiated Makrofol-KG polycarbonate by positron annihilation

R Kumar, SA Ali, U De, AH Naqvi, SK Chaudhary… - Radiation …, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

197Au ion irradiated modification in CR-39 by positron annihilation

K Rajesh, AK Mahur, R Prasad, KK Dwivedi… - Indian Journal of …, 2004 - inis.iaea.org
[en] 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 …

Effects of gamma-ray irradiation on free volume in polymers by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Y Kim, J Shin, J Kwon - Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2014 - osti.gov
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 …

High sensitivity of positron annihilation lifetime to time and pressure effects in gas-exposed polymers

Y Jean, X Hong, J Liu, C Huang, H Cao… - … of radioanalytical and …, 1996 - akjournals.com
Positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) experiments are performed in polycarbonate (PC)
exposed to CO 2 and He gases as a function of time and pressure. In PC/CO 2 systems, hole …

Radiation induced nano-scale free volume modifications in amorphous polymeric material: a study using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

R Kumar, P Singh, SK Gupta, R Gupta… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2017 - Springer
Radiation exposure modifies the nano scale free volume of the polymers which has direct
correlation to certain properties of polymeric materials. CR-39 (DOP) polycarbonate …