Dosimetric characteristics of different types of saccharides: An EPR and UV spectrometric study

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 654-659

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

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Bulgaria)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; EPR spectroscopy; Free radicals; Irradiation; Saccharides; UV spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; EPR SIGNALS; EPR SPECTRA; EPR SPECTROSCOPY; LINEAR DEPENDENCY; MONO- AND DISACCHARIDES; SACCHARIDES; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TIME STABILITY; UV ABSORPTION; UV SPECTROMETRY;

ABSORPTION; BIOCATALYSTS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RESONANCE; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROMETRY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; DISACCHARIDE; GALACTOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE; RIBOSE; SORBOSE; TREHALOSE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 76749100190     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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