Fractional Free Volume Dependence of Neutron-Irradiated Polystyrene (PS) Measured by Positron Method

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A. A. Al-Bayati

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The fractional free volume (Fh) in polystyrene (PS) as a function of neutron -irradiation dose has been measured, using positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) method. The results show that Fh values decreased with increasing n-irradiation dose up to a total dose of 501.03× 10-2 Gy.
A percentage reduction of 2.14 in Fh values is noticed after the initial n-dose corresponding to a percentage reduction in the free volume equal to 42.14/Gy.
The total n-dose induces a percentage reduction of 7.26, corresponding to a percentage reduction of 1.45/Gy. These results indicate that cross -linking is the predominant process induced by n-irradiation.
The results suggest that n-irradiation induces structure changes in PS, causing cross-linking in PS chains, whereas the presence of oxygen during irradiation causes retardness of cross-linking yield, which consequently affects the values of the above mentioned parameter with respect to their values in case the irradiation is performed in vacuum

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Al-Bayati AA. Fractional Free Volume Dependence of Neutron-Irradiated Polystyrene (PS) Measured by Positron Method. IJP [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 19];7(10):35-9. Available from: https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/880
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