Radiation Effects on Polymers

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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.