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Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 17: Nanostructuring of Material Surfaces by Laser Ablation
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Irradiation of materials such as iron and silicon with single nanosecond laser pulses produces nanostructures on its surfaces. Nevertheless, the deposition before irradiation of thin films on the surface of the silicon ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 16: A Parallel between Laser Irradiation and Relativistic Electrons Irradiation of Solids
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The investigation of the thermal field distribution in a material sample irradiated by a laser beam or an electron beam with the energy of a few MeV appears as a demand for all kinds of experiments that involve irradiation. ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 10: Radiation Effects in Polyamides
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Polyamides (PAs) are largely used either as engineering materials in virgin form or as composites and a component of polymer blends. Various processes have been used to modify some properties of polymers to improve their ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 14: Ion Bombardment-Induced Surface Effects in Materials
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)This chapter deals with the experimental research and computer simulation of low- and medium-energy (E 0 = 1-30 keV) ion collisions on the surface of a solid and of the accompanying effects, namely scattering, sputtering, ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 13: Irradiation Pretreatment of Tropical Biomass and Biofiber for Biofuel Production
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Interest on biofuel production from biomass and biofiber has gain great attention globally because these materials are abundant, inexpensive, renewable, and sustainable. Generally, the conversion of biomass and biofiber ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 12: Radiation Effects in Textile Materials
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Irradiation processes have several commercial applications, in the coating of metals, plastics, and glass, in printing, wood finishing, film and plastic cross-linking, and in the fields of adhesive and electrical insulations. ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 15: Neutron Irradiation Effects in 5xxx and 6xxx Series Aluminum Alloys: A Literature Review
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)A literature review on highly irradiated 5xxx and 6xxx series Al alloys is conducted to understand the expected changes in mechanical properties of high flux reactor (HFR) vessel material in relation with microstructural ... -
Open Now: The USask Open Textbook Authoring Guide
(Open Press DEU, 2016)This book is a practical guide to adapting or creating open textbooks using the Pressbooks online publishing platform. It is continually evolving as new information, practices and processes are developed. The primary ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 11: Ion-Irradiation-Induced Carbon Nanostructures in Optoelectronic Polymer Materials
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The recent results obtained on the ion-irradiation-induced carbon nanostructures in optoelectronic polymer materials exemplified by boron-ion-implanted polymethylmethacrylate (B:PMMA) with an energy of 40 keV, ion doses ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 7: Radiation Influence on Edible Materials
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Innovations in the food industry are shaped both by new technologies available and by society’s requirements. A good knowledge on the chemistry and biological role of the macro-nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 8: Transient Anions in Radiobiology and Radiotherapy: From Gaseous Biomolecules to Condensed Organic and Biomolecular Solids
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)This chapter focuses on the fundamental processes that govern interactions of low‐energy (1–30 eV) electrons with biological systems. These interactions have been investigated in the gas phase and within complex arrangements ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 9: Elimination of Potential Pathogenic Microorganisms in Sewage Sludge Using Electron Beam Irradiation
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)Microbiological analyses on municipal sewage sludge sample treated in a pilot plant process utilizing an electron accelerator with a beam energy of 3 MeV were conducted as a way to show the potential of this technology to ... -
HIST 212 - U.S. History 1865 to Present (2nd Edition)
(Bay College, 2014)An Open Educational Resource (OER) designed to accompany Bay College's HIST 212 U.S. History 1865 to Present course, and to assist any student's understanding of this period in U.S. history -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 3: The Impact of Successive Gamma and Neutron Irradiation on Characteristics of PIN Photodiodes and Phototransistors
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of increased gamma and neutron radiation on the PIN photodiodes and phototransistors and their output characteristics. Special attention was paid to the successive impact of ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 4: Electron Beam Irradiation Effects on Dielectric Parameters of SiR–EPDM Blends
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The survival of an electrical system is mostly governed by the endurance limit of the dielectric material employed in it. The five different compositions of SiR–EPDM blends were prepared. Electron beam radiation has been ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 2: Radiation Effects in Optical Materials and Photonic Devices
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The chapter continues previous reviews on radiation effects in optical fibers and on the use of optical fibers/optical fiber sensors in radiation monitoring, published by InTech in 2010 and 2012, by referring to radiation ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 5: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics: From Single Cells to Small Animals
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)In this chapter, two of very unique and novel radiation technologies for modern radiobiology studies are reviewed. First of all, it is concentrated on the developments of accelerator-based particle microbeam system, which ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 6: Radioactivity in Food: Experiences of the Food Control Authority of Basel-City since the Chernobyl Accident
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)The contamination of our environment and of food with artificial radionuclides originates from several sources. First, nuclear powers spread contamination all over the Northern Hemisphere by carrying out more than 600 ... -
Radiation Effects in Materials. Chapter 1: Effects of Electron Irradiation Upon Absorptive and Fluorescent Properties of Some Doped Optical Fibers
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)A review of the recent studies of the effect of irradiating silica-based fibers doped with rare earths and metals by a beam of high-energy (β) electrons is presented. Of the review’s main scope are the attenuation spectra’ ... -
Plant Genomics. Chapter 6: MicroRNAs Sequencing for Understanding the Genetic Regulation of Plant Genomes
(INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2016)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous non-coding RNAs that play important regulatory roles in animals and plants by targeting mRNAs for cleavage or translational repression. Small RNAs are classified into different types by ...
