a Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793 003, India
b Hahn-Meitner Institute, Glienicker strasse 100, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
Abstract:
Photon induced modifications in Triafol-TN and Triafol-BN polymers have been studied in the dose range of 101–106 Gy at room temperature using a 60Co source. To monitor the chemical and structural changes induced by gamma rays, UV, IR, and ESR studies were carried out. Thermal studies were also conducted for understanding the effects of gamma irradiations on these polymers. Variation of track etching characteristics and activation energy for bulk etching have been studied at different gamma rays doses. The experimental results are presented and discussed.