Radiation Chemistry Studies of Water as Related to the Initial Linear Energy Transfer of 11-Mev to 23-Mev Protons

In this paper we report radical and molecular yields for the range of LET 0.2 to 0.4 ev/A, obtained by using protons of xvarious energies in the range 11 to 23 Mev. Initial yields were measured for oxidation of ferrous sulfate and for reduction of ceric sulfate both with and without thallous ion present. These solutes quantitatively scavenge the intermediates produced by decomposition of the water and,