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Hindi Research Article, J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol Vol: 4 Issue: 1
Structural Changes of Makrofol Polymer due to Argon Ion Beam Irradiation
| Helal AG1*, Nouh SA2 and El-Khabeary H1 | |
| 1Accelerators & Ion Sources Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759, Egypt | |
| 2Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt | |
| Corresponding author : Helal AG Accelerators & Ion Sources Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759, Egypt E-mail: helkhabeary@yahoo.co.uk |
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| Received: September 26, 2014 Accepted: January 22, 2015 Published: March 09, 2015 | |
| Citation: Helal AG, Nouh SA, El-Khabeary H (2015) Structural Changes of Makrofol Polymer due to Argon Ion Beam Irradiation. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol 4:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9809.1000130 |
Abstract
Structural Changes of Makrofol Polymer due to Argon Ion Beam Irradiation
Argon ion beam extracted from cold conical cathode ion source has been used to induce changes in the structural properties of makrofol polycarbonate specimens. The feasibility of enhancing the physical properties of Makrofol polycarbonate detector using argon ion beam irradiation has been investigated, along with, the effects of irradiation on the structural properties. Samples from Makrofol Polycarbonate sheet of 300 μm thickness were exposed to an argon ions beam in the fluence range 0.5×1017 – 0.5×1019 ions/cm2. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy was used to study the modifications in the chemical and physical structure of Makrofol polycarbonate specimens. It has been found that the intensities of the characteristic absorption bands were affected predominantly with the increasing ion dose and indicating degradation followed by cross linking of this polymer by argon ions.
