| Abstract: | By means of pulse radiolysis and laser photolysis experiments with detection by optical absorption spectroscopy short-living radical transients in pure PE and in PE doped with additives (e.g. di->tert-butyl-p-cresol, diphenylamine, benzophenone and carbon tetrachloride) were characterized by their optical absorption spectra and kinetics. It was found that the additive radicals were formed in a very fast process probably via exciton migration and subsequent energy transfer and dissociation reactions. |
