Free ion yield observed in liquid isooctane irradiated by γ rays. Comparison with the Onsager theory

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1905-1914

  Pardo, Juan ^a   Franco, L ^a   Gomez F ^a   Iglesias, A ^a   Lobato, R ^b   Mosquera, J ^b   Pazos, A ^a   Pena, J ^a   Pombar, M ^b   Rodriguez A ^a   Sendon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONS; GAMMA RAYS;

ELECTRON THERMALIZATION; FREE ION YIELD; ONSAGER THEORY; POWER SERIES;

IONS;

COBALT 60; ION; OCTANE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY YIELD; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; IONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OCTANES; PHYSICS; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 2942517828     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/10/006     Document Type: Article

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