Subpicosecond pulse radiolysis in liquid methyl-substituted benzene derivatives

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 818-826

  Okamoto, Kazumasa ^a   Kozawa, Takahiro ^a   Saeki, Akinori ^a   Yoshida, Yoichi ^a   Tagawa, Seiichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzene; Dimer radical cation; Geminate ion recombination; Pulse radiolysis; Toluene; Xylene

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; KINETIC ENERGY; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

DIMER RADICAL CATION; GEMINATE ION RECOMBINATION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

BENZENE;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ORTHO XYLENE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; IRRADIATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 33847384926     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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