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Transport Processes in Tracks
The linearly extended overall radiation-induced change in free volume — either resulting in a net increase or a decrease — together with the extended distribution of newly formed radicals, is one of the most c...
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Modifications on the Molecular and Supramolecular Level
The microstructural changes of polymers upon ion impact can be classified according to Table 8.1. This table makes it clear that polymer-irradiation affects a multitude of parameters, nearly all of which are i...
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Chapter
Ion-Track Applications
Just as low-energy ion irradiation of polymers has found a number of useful applications, also tracks of energetic heavy ions in polymers can be used in technology. In fact it took less than ten years after th...
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Ion-Track Etching
Chemical etching of the ion-irradiated polymers is a process that transforms every latent track into a hole that, depending on conditions, may have a wide variety of shapes — long cylinders, short cones, hemis...