EPR of gamma irradiated solid sucrose and UV spectra of its solution. An attempt for calibration of solid state/EPR dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Yordanov, N D ^a   Karakirova, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Alanine; Calibration; Gamma irradiation; Solid state EPR dosimetry; Sucrose; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; PARAFFINS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ALANINE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEARLY DEPEND;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

EID: 34249283768     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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