https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2015140502
Characterization and thermal stability of gamma irradiated CR-39 polymer
1
Department of Chemistry, Women’s College, Ain Shams University, BP 11566
Cairo, Egypt
2
Basic Science Department (Physics), Modern Academy for Engineering & Technology in Maadi, BP11434
Cairo, Egypt
a e-mail: drmarwashoeib@hotmail.com
Received:
20
December
2014
Revised:
3
March
2015
Accepted:
19
March
2015
Published online:
24
April
2015
The thermal behavior of pristine sample and gamma irradiated PADC (CR-39) polymer has been studied using thermogravimetric analysis. The changes in degradation activation energy and entropy of activation have been studied as a consequence of gamma irradiation. Water uptake of pristine sample and the effect of UV absorption have also been studied. CR-39 registers a weak effect of thermal stability for different gamma doses applied, while the etching process shows noticeable reduction in thermal stability of CR-39. The chemical structure of CR-39 detector registers high stability with gamma ray and UV of short wave length.
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