On the validity of the independent reaction times approximation for the description of the nonhomogeneous kinetics of liquid water radiolysis

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-91

  Goulet, T ^a   Fraser, M J ^a   Frongillo, Y ^a   Jay Gerin, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS;

INDEPENDENT REACTION TIMES (IRT) METHOD; RADIOLYSIS;

WATER;

COBALT 60; WATER;

ARTICLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; KINETICS; LIQUID; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031932970     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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