EPR investigation of some traditional oriental irradiated spices

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1031-1036

  Duliu, Octavian G ^a   Georgescu, Rodica ^b   Ali, Shaban Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b HORIA HULUBEI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IRRADIATION TREATMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WEAK SIGNAL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CARDAMOM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GINGER; HEAT TREATMENT; IRIDACEAE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAFFRON; SPICE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 34047146637     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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