Monte Carlo simulation of water radiolysis for low-energy charged particles

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-81

  Uehara, Shuzo ^a   Nikjoo, Hooshang ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron penetration; LET dependence of primary yields; Monte Carlo track structure; Time dependent yields; Water radiolysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; PETROLEUM TAR; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS;

CHEMICAL STAGES; ELECTRON PENETRATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER DEPENDENCE OF PRIMARY YIELD; MONTE CARLO TRACK STRUCTURE; PARTICLE TRACKS; TIME DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT YIELD; TRACK STRUCTURE; WATER RADIOLYSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 33646880005     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.47.69     Document Type: Article

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