Radiolysis of liquid water at temperatures up to 300 °c: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 50, 2000, Pages 11757-11770

  De Penhoat, Marie Anne Hervé ^a   Goulet, Thomas ^a   Frongillo, Yvon ^a   Fraser, Marie Josée ^a   Bernat, Philippe ^a   Jay Gerin, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS; RADIATION; RADIOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRON THERMALIZATION; INDEPENDENT REACTION TIMES APPROXIMATION; LOW LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER RADIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

WATER;

EID: 0001546029     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp001662d     Document Type: Article

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