Inelastic scattering of low-energy electrons in liquid water computed from optical-data models of the Bethe surface

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Emfietzoglou, D ^a   Kyriakou, I ^a   Abril, I ^b   Garcia Molina, R ^c   Nikjoo, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bethe surface; Inelastic scattering; Liquid water; Low energy electron; Optical data

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALGORITHM; BETHE SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON; ENERGY; INELASTIC SCATTERING; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ELASTICITY; ELECTRONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICAL PROCESSES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 84855394313     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.588061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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