EPR study of radiation damage to DNA irradiated with synchrotron soft X-rays around nitrogen and oxygen K-edge

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1211-1215

  Yokoya, A ^a   Fujii, K ^a   Fukuda, Y ^a   Ukai, M ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EPR; Nitrogen K edge; Oxygen K edge; Radiation damage to DNA; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON; DNA DAMAGES; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; EPR; EPR SPECTRA; EPR STUDIES; FINE STRUCTURES; IN-SITU; NITROGEN K-EDGE; NUCLEOBASES; OXYGEN K-EDGE; PHOTOABSORPTION SPECTRA; PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT; PHOTON ENERGY; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL MECHANISMS; SAMPLE SURFACE; SHORT-LIVED SPECIES; SOFT X-RAY; SPIN CONCENTRATION; UNPAIRED ELECTRONS; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE; XANES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON RESONANCE; GENES; NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTOELECTRICITY; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION DAMAGE; SPIN DYNAMICS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY LITHOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ADENINE; GUANINE; NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IRRADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION INJURY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 69949091129     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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