The ultraviolet spectra of polyethylene and long-chain paraffins

R A George, Deborah Martin, E. G. Wilson

Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics · 1972 · 59 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Ultraviolet absorption spectra of thin films of polyethylene and of the paraffins C 28 H 58 and C 42 H 86 in the range 6-12 eV have been measured at 300 K and 4 K. This range covers the onset of intrinsic electronic excitations. The significance of the results is discussed briefly.

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