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Luminescence enhancement in irradiated polythylene

1976; Elsevier BV; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0020-7055(76)90078-4

1878-1179

A. Charlesby, Gari P. Owen,

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Abstract Results are presented for the luminescence decay in polyethylene following irradiation at liquid nitrogen temperature and its enhancement on application of an electric field. It is found that both the luminescence enhancement and its subsequent decay may be described by a model involving electron tunnelling from a monoenergetic trap distribution to the parent positive ion. The possible nature of the trap is briefly discussed.