Radiation effects of ion beams on poly(methylphenylsilane), PMPS are d
escribed in the present paper. PMPS solid films irradiated by high ene
rgy H+, He+, N+ ion beams and electron beams show changes of solubilit
y with a large LET effects. Ion (2 MeV) and electron (20 and 30 keV) b
eams induce mainly crosslinking of PMPS, while it was reported that UV
light and gamma-rays caused predominantly main chain scission on PMPS
. The G-values of crosslinking increase with the values of LET of inci
dent beams. Copyright (C) 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd