DMR-16 Sample Characterization
| Table 1: List of Sample Properties | |||||
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| Sample Name | Styrene mass (±0.001g) | % wt. Gd | % wt. BPO | Polymerization time | Notes |
| DMR-16A (control sample) | 29.731g | 0% | 0.8% | 4 days | |
| DMR-16B | 31.673g | 0% | 0.8% | 5 days | |
| DMR-16C | 29.508g | 0% | 0.8% | 6 days | |
| DMR-16D | 29.562g | 0% | 1.5% | 4 days | Shavings more crumbly/powdery |
| DMR-16E | 28.436g | 0% | 2% | 4 days | Shavings flaky, had to go notably slower when machining, notable defects at top of sample |
| DMR-16F | 45.755g | 0.5% (Gd(TMHD)3) | 1.5% | 10 days | Sample never fully polymerized |
| DMR-16G | 30.514g | 0% | 0.8% | 7 days | Had the lowest melting point of all samples |
Monochromator Characterization
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