• DocumentCode
    3781981
  • Title

    Induced conductivity in pre-irradiated insulating materials

  • Author

    A. Bradley;S. Grand;A. P. Pinkerton

  • Author_Institution
    Radiation Research Corporation, New York, USA
  • fYear
    1959
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    All insulating materials show increased electrical conductivity under ionizing radiation. The magnitude of this induced conductivity at about 104 rads/hr has been measured for a variety of representative specimens of mica, fused silica, and polystyrene, and for two special materials of particular interest: boron nitride and Corning 1723 (radiation resistant) glass.
  • Keywords
    "Conductivity","Silicon compounds","Boron","Radiation effects","Insulators","Atmospheric measurements","Conductivity measurement"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Insulation, 1959 Conference On
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5090-3136-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EIC.1959.7533353
  • Filename
    7533353