High-let ion radiolysis of water: Oxygen production in tracks

Radiation Research

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-386

  Meesungnoen, Jintana ^a   Jay Gerin, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; IONIZATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICROENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OXYGEN; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 61849181980     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1468.1     Document Type: Article

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