Pulsed EPR study of low-dose irradiation effects in L-alanine crystals irradiated with γ-rays, Ne and Si ion beams

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1469-1474

  Rakvin, B ^a   Maltar Strmecki N ^b   Nakagawa, K ^c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy ions; L Alanine; Pulsed EPR; Radicals

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ELECTRON SPIN ECHO (ESE) TECHNIQUES; L-ALANINE; PHASE MEMORY TIME; PULSED EPR; RADICALS; TURNING ANGLE;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 36048973380     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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