Early-stage evolution of the epr spectrum of crystalline sucrose at room temperature after high-dose X irradiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-233

  Vrielinck, Henk ^a   De Cooman, H ^a   Karakirova, Y ^b   Yordanov, N D ^b   Callens, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON NUCLEAR DOUBLE RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; X IRRADIATION; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SUCROSE; TEMPERATURE; X-RAYS;

EID: 70349317379     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1746.1     Document Type: Article

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