ION-INDUCED GELATION OF POLYMERS INVESTIGATED BY MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION

Authors
KOVACS T BARDOS G
Citation
T. Kovacs et G. Bardos, ION-INDUCED GELATION OF POLYMERS INVESTIGATED BY MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 107(1-4), 1996, pp. 299-301
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
107
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
299 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1996)107:1-4<299:IGOPIB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The gelation phenomenon induced by swift ions in macromolecular system s is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. The simulation is based on a p ercolation model which tries to take into account all chemical bonds p roduced by the ion beam. The critical point of gelation and the gel fr action as a function of the ion fluence is calculated with the paramet ers of polystyrene in order to compare the results with experimental d ata published earlier by Calcagno et al. [Phys. Rev. B 46 (1992) 10573 ]. As a result of the comparison information about the structure of th e macromolecular gel is obtained.