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Formation of Unsaturation and Cross-Links in the Radiolysis of n-Alkanes and Polyethylene

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LYONS, B. Formation of Unsaturation and Cross-Links in the Radiolysis of n-Alkanes and Polyethylene. Nature 195, 690–691 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195690a0

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