a Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ap. Postal 20364, México, D.F. 01000, Mexico
b Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ap. Postal 2681, Ensenada, B.C. 22800, Mexico
Abstract:
Thin films of PVC were bombarded with 700 keV protons, and studied with RGA during bombardment, and later with TEM. A great mass loss was observed, and the remaining material was found to contain many micro-crystals with interplanar spacings of 0.25 and 0.28 nm within an amorphous matrix.