Table of Contents
Preface iii
Chapter 1 Introduction A. Mozumder Y. Hatano 1
Chapter 2 Interaction of Fast Charged Particles with Matter A. Mozumder 9
Chapter 3 Ionization and Secondary Electron Production by Fast Charged Particles Larry H. Toburen 31
Chapter 4 Modeling of Physicochemical and Chemical Processes in the Interactions of Fast Charged Particles with Matter Simon M. Pimblott A. Mozumder 75
Chapter 5 Interaction of Photons with Molecules: Photoabsorption, Photoionization, and Photodissociation Cross Sections Noriyuki Koucki Y. Hatano 105
Chapter 6 Reactions of Low-Energy Electrons, Ions, Excited Atoms and Molecules, and Free Radicals in the Gas Phase as Studied by Pulse Radiolysis Methods Masatoshi Ukai Y. Hatano 121
Chapter 7 Studies of Solvation Using Electrons and Anions in Alcohol Solutions Charles D. Jonah 159
Chapter 8 Electrons in Nonpolar Liquids Richard A. Holroyd 175
Chapter 9 Interactions of Low-Energy Electrons with Atomic and Molecular Solids Andrew D. Bass Léon Sanche 207
Chapter 10 Electron-Ion Recombination in Condensed Matter: Geminate and Bulk Recombination Processes Mariusz Wojcik M. Tachiya S. Tagawa Y. Hatano 259
Chapter 11 Radical Ions in Liquids Ilya A. Shkrob Myran C. Sauer, Jr. 301
Chapter 12 The Radiation Chemistry of Liquid Water: Principles and Applications G. V. Buxton 331
Chapter 13 Photochemistry and Radiation Chemistry of Liquid Alkanes: Formation and Decay of Low-Energy Excited States L. Wojnarovits 365
Chapter 14 Radiation Chemical Effects of Heavy Ions Jay A. LaVerne 403
Chapter 15 DNA Damage Dictates the Biological Consequences of Ionizing Irradiation: The Chemical Pathways William A. Bernhard David M. Close 431
Chapter 16 Photon-Induced Biological Consequences Katsumi Kobayashi 471
Chapter 17 Track Structure Studies of Biological Systems Hooshang Nikjoo Shuzo Uehara 491
Chapter 18 Microdosimetry and Its Medical Applications Marco Zaider John F. Dicello 533
Chapter 19 Charged Particle and Photon-Induced Reactions in Polymers S. Tagawa S. Seki T. Kozawa 551
Chapter 20 Charged Particle and Photon Interactions in Metal Clusters and Photographic System Studies Jacqueline Belloni Mehran Mostafavi 579
Chapter 21 Application of Radiation Chemical Reactions to the Molecular Design of Functional Organic Materials Tsuneki Ichikawa 619
Chapter 22 Applications to Reaction Mechanism Studies of Organic Systems Tetsuro Majima 645
Chapter 23 Application of Radiation Chemistry to Nuclear Technology Yosuke Katsumura 697
Chapter 24 Electron Beam Applications to Flue Gas Treatment Hideki Namba 729
Chapter 25 Ion-Beam Therapy: Rationale, Achievements, and Expectations André Wambersie John Gueuletie Dan T. L. Jones Reinhard Gahbauer 743
Chapter 26 Food Irradiation József Farkas 785
Chapter 27 New Applications of Ion Beams to Material, Space, and Biological Science and Engineering Mitsuhiro Fukuda Hisayoshi Itoh Takeshi Ohshima Masahiro Saidoh Atsushi Tanaka 813
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