Monte Carlo simulation of physicochemical processes of liquid water radiolysis. The effects of dissolved oxygen and OH scavenger

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-116

  Tomita, H ^a,c   Kai, M ^a   Kusama, T ^a   Ito, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PLASMID DNA; SCAVENGER; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELASTICITY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION TIME; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OXYGEN; VIBRATION; WATER;

EID: 0030845071     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110050061     Document Type: Article

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