Role of scission and cross-linking in latent track formation in polymers

0185908 - UJF-V 20033224 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Hnatowicz, Vladimír
Role of scission and cross-linking in latent track formation in polymers.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B. Roč. 209, - (2003), s. 145-148. ISSN 0168-583X. E-ISSN 1872-9584
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA106/03/0514
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z1048901
Keywords : heavy ions * polymers * latent tracks
Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism
Impact factor: 1.041, year: 2003

Simple model of the radial structure of latent tracks created by energetic heavy ions in polymers is used for description of observed etching phenomena. It is shown that even under extremely simplified assumptions on the creation of transient degradation products and their chemical reactions leading to final low-mass fragments and cross-linked structures can explain reasonably observed radial etch rates.
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