Read more
Recent Trends in Radiation Chemistry is a state-of-the-art review of the present status and future trends in the field of radiation chemistry research. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from the historical perspective, instrumentation of accelerators in the nanosecond to femtosecond region, through the use of radiation chemical methods in the study of antioxidants and nanomaterials, radiation induced DNA damage by ionizing radiation involving both direct and indirect effects, to ultrafast events in free electron transfer, radiation-induced processes at solid-liquid interfaces and the recent work on infrared spectroscopy and radiation chemistry. The contributors to the book are world-renowned specialists. The book is unique in that it covers a wide spectrum of topics that will be of great interest to beginners as well as experts. Recent data on ultrafast phenomena from the recently established world class laser driven accelerators facilities in the US, France and Japan is reviewed. There has not been a significant book covering the important field of radiation chemistry during the last 5 years. This timely book, which includes highlights of recent work, will appeal not only to the specialists working in the area but also to other researchers involved in related specialties.
List of contents
An Incomplete History of Radiation Chemistry; Ultrafast Accelerators for Pulse Radiolysis and Their Applications; Instrumentation in Pulse Radiolysis; Pulse-Radiolysis Time-Resolved Microwave Conductivity Studies: from Gases to Liquid Crystals; Infrared Spectroscopy and Radiation Chemistry; Chemical Processes in Heavy Ion Tracks; An Overview on Solvated Electrons; The Structure and Dynamics of Solvated Electron; Femtosecond Events in the Bimolecular Free Electron Transfer; Radiolysis of Supercritical Water; Pulse Radiolysis in Supercritical Rare Gas Fluids; Radiation Chemistry of Ionic Liquids; Radiation Induced Polymerization In Ionic Liquids; Structure-Reactivity Studies with Substituted Benzenes; Sulphur-centered Radicals Chemistry; Radiolysis of Metalloproteins; Radiation Induced Processes at Solid-Liquid Interfaces; Radiation Chemistry Applied to Antioxidant Research; Radiation Induced DNA Damage: Indirect Effects; Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced DNA Damage: Direct effects; Radiolysis of Water Confined in Nanoporous Materials; Metal Clusters and Nanomaterials: Contributions of Radiation.
