Monte carlo simulation of fast electron and proton tracks in liquid water - II. Nonhomogeneous chemistry

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-254

  Frongillo, Y ^a   Goulet, T ^a   Fraser, M J ^a   Cobut, V ^a,b   Patau, J P ^c   Jay Gerin, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); RADIATION TRACKS; RADIOLYSIS;

IONIZING RADIATION;

PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION PHYSICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032029414     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00097-2     Document Type: Note

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