Calculation of scavenging yield from the initial distribution of electrons in radiolysis of hydrocarbon solutions

Previous theoretical work on the analytical solution of the time-dependent Onsager problem is used to calculate the scavenging yield for arbitrary scavenger concentration. By comparing calculations for three types of initial distribution functions with experimental results for cyclohexane, we find that the exponential distribution gives best agreement, as found previously by Abell and Funabashi and by Mozumder. We have extended the earlier work by also calculating the scavenging yield in the presence of an applied electric field.