Journal article
Delocalized radiation damage in polymers
Abstract
We present and discuss measurements of electron-irradiation damage in polystyrene and other polymers, based on fading of the 7-eV energy-loss peak. These measurements suggest a large increase in characteristic dose as the electron-beam diameter is reduced from 1 μm to below 1 nm. This finding is discussed in terms of secondary-electron production and delocalization of the inelastic scattering, both as it affects the volume of specimen in which …
Authors
Egerton RF; Lazar S; Libera M
Journal
Micron, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 2–7
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.micron.2011.05.007
ISSN
0968-4328