| NUKLEONIKA 2011, 56(3):203-211
HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN RADIATION CHEMISTRY SINCE EARLY OBSERVATIONS BY MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE AND PIERRE CURIEJacqueline Belloni Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-ELYSE, Bât. 349, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France The origin of the radiation chemistry history is contemporary with the X-rays and uranic rays discoveries. The complexity of the phenomena induced by the radiation effects, which involve electrons, ions and free radicals and a specific spatial distribution of the energy deposit along the tracks, was progressively understood, particularly when pulse radiolysis and time-resolved detection permitted to observe the short-lived transient species and to explain the chemical or biochemical mechanims. This short review summarizes the most important landmarks of the concepts and their applications. Close X |