Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 2, Issue 4, 197(2017)

Effect of molecular weight on the quality of poly(alpha-methylstyrene) mandrel

Xiuyun Shangguan1...2, Sufen Chen2, Shuang Ma1, Meifang Liu2, Changhuan Tang2, Yong Yi1 and Zhanwen Zhang2,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
  • 2Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, P. O. Box 919-987, Mianyang, 621900, China
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    Xiuyun Shangguan, Sufen Chen, Shuang Ma, Meifang Liu, Changhuan Tang, Yong Yi, Zhanwen Zhang. Effect of molecular weight on the quality of poly(alpha-methylstyrene) mandrel[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(4): 197

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    Category: Research Article

    Received: Aug. 14, 2016

    Accepted: Feb. 28, 2017

    Published Online: Jan. 17, 2018

    The Author Email: Zhang Zhanwen (bjzzw1973@163.com)

    DOI:10.1016/j.mre.2017.04.001

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