Radical formation in pyrimidine bases after X, proton and α-particle irradiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-197

  Malinen, Eirik ^a   Sagstuen, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; THYMINE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0042804871     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/3085     Document Type: Article

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