Radiation-induced conductivity in polyethyleneterephthalate and polyimide: Trap distribution effects

Abstract

We have analyzed the radiation-induced conductivity in polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) and polyimide in terms of the recently developed semi-empirical model whose parameters have been determined numerically by a trial and error method based on our previously published results which have been shown to be correct with respect to such experimental limitations as recombination and current saturation. It has been shown that an application of the Onsager theory in PET meets with serious problems. Numerical and experimental results have been compared with published data.

Keywords

• Radiation-induced conductivity
• Polyethyleneterephthalate
• Polyimide
• Trap distribution effects