Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1238239 | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We investigated the sucrose radical-production cross-section induced by heavy-ion irradiation. l-Alanine was also used in order to compare radical yield and cross-section. The stable free radicals after irradiation were analyzed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The radical yield obtained by the irradiated samples had a logarithmic correlation with the LET (linear energy transfer). Quantitative EPR analyses showed that radical productions for sucrose and l-alanine vary both by different particle irradiation and the LET under the same absorbed dose. Furthermore, the cross-sections of radical productions for samples were calculated. Both cross-sections for C ions irradiation under LET 30 keV/μm at 50 Gy dose were â¼3.0 Ã 10â9 μm2, taking account of the molecular areas of the samples. The values of the cross-sections imply that multiple ionizing particles involve producing stable radicals.
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Authors
Kouichi Nakagawa, Nobuo Ikota, Kazunori Anzai,