Improvement of the EPR detection of irradiated dry plants using microwave saturation and thermal treatment

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-60

  Yordanov, Nicola D ^a   Aleksieva, Katerina ^a   Mansour, Issa ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Bulgaria)

^b Biotechnology Research Center   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

EPR; Food irradiation detection; Microwave saturation; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DRY PLANTS; EPR SIGNALS; MICROWAVE POWERS; MICROWAVE SATURATION;

RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; RADIATION DETECTION; RECORDING; SAMPLE; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 13844255207     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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