Vp. Shantarovich et al., STUDY OF STRUCTURAL DEFECTS IN CASO4-CENTER-DOT-2H(2)O CRYSTALS BY POSITRON-ANNIHILATION AND RADIOTHERMOLUMINESCENCE, Inorganic materials, 33(8), 1997, pp. 853-856
The influence of structural defects on the microwave-dehydration behav
ior of CaSO4 . 2H(2)O crystals is studied by positron annihilation and
radiothermoluminescence. It is found that, during water removal, the
diffusion of water molecules proceeds through both vacancies and disor
dered regions.