The book will provide scientists and engineers with an improved understanding of the rapidly growing field of ion/polymer interaction and its future technological potential.

First book giving a comprehensive overview of the field Details future technological applications Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
I Instrumental.- 1 The Polymers.- 2 Ion Accelerators.- 3 Experimental Techniques.- II Mechanism of IonMatter Interaction.- 4 Mechanisms of ParticlePolymer Interaction.- 5 Ion Tracks in Polymers.- 6 Surface Tracks and Cratering in Polymers.- 7 Ion-Beam Radiochemistry.- 8 Modifications on the Molecular and Supramolecular Level.- 9 Macroscopic Changes in Ion-Irradiated Polymers.- III Concluding Remarks.- 10 Remaining Open Questions.- Appendix A.