Radiation damage research

Thacker, J. 1990. Molecular nature of ionizing radiation-induced mutations of native and introduced genes in mammalian cells. Pages 221-230 in Ionizing Radiation Damage to DNA Molecular Aspects. Proceedings of a Radiation Research Society — UCLA Symposia Colloquium. Lake Tahoe, CA, January 16-21, 1990. Wiley-Liss, New York. 

Frank, S. M., Barber, T. L. et al. 2002. Alpha-decay radiation damage study of a glass-bonded sodalite ceramic waste form. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 713, 487-494. 

Lumpkin, G. R Colella, M., Smith, K. L., Mitchell, R. H. Larsen, A. O. 1998a. Chemical composition, geochemical alteration, and radiation damage effects in natural perovskite. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 506, 207-214. 

Fielding, P. E. White, T. J. 1987. Crystal chemical incoiporation of high level waste species in alu-minotitanate-based ceramics valence, location, radiation damage, and hydrothermal durability. Journal of Materials Research, 2, 387-414. 

Whatever happens to the lesions induced by ionizing radiation other than doublestrand breaks, from the late 1960s onward, almost all research on repair of ionizing radiation damage has focussed on the repair of double-strand breaks or perhaps one should state rather that ionizing radiation has been the principal means of... 

After 14 years on the faculty of Imperial College, Jacobs moved from London, England, to London, Ontario, where his research program focused on the optical and electrical properties of ionic crystals, as well as on the experimental and theoretical determination of thermodynamic and kinetic properties of crystal defects.213 Over the years his research interests have expanded to include several aspects of computer simulations of condensed matter.214 He has developed algorithms215 for molecular dynamics studies of non-ionic and ionic systems, and he has carried out simulations on systems as diverse as metals, solid ionic conductors, and ceramics. The simulation of the effects of radiation damage is a special interest. His recent interests include the study of perfect and imperfect crystals by means of quantum chemical methods. The corrosion of metals is being studied by both quantum chemical and molecular dynamics techniques. 

The long-standing interest of Boyd and his coworkers in radicals and radical ions has led to many papers since 1993 on hyperfine structures. These papers have pushed the conventional multireference configuration interaction methods to the limits of the available computers, tested the predictive ability of various functionals commonly used in DFT calculations, and, among other topics, modeled the effect of a noble gas matrix on the hyperfine structures of radicals. Recent research focused primarily on radicals formed as a consequence of radiation damage to DNA. 

Karentz, D., Prevention of ultraviolet radiation damage in Antarctic marine invertebrates, in Stratospheric Ozone Depletion/UVB Radiation in the Biosphere Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Biggs, R. H. and Joyner, M., Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994, 175. 

Electronic Excitation. The storage of energy in an insulating material by the absorption of ionizing radiation occurs via two major processes, namely, electronic excitation and displacement damage. Radiation damage by these processes in insulators has been a topic of intense research for decades and several excellent review articles already exist concerning a variety of material types (eg. oxides (1-5), alkali halides (6-8) and fluorites (9)). 

Beynell P, Maier P, Schonbacher H (1982) Compilation of radiation damage test data — Part III Materials used around high-energy accelerators, CERN 82-10, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva... 

The situation regarding heterogeneous catalysis is rather confused. More fundamental research is needed to clarify the problem of whether certain elements, when implanted, cause specific chemical effects other than radiation damage. Moreover, it is an open question as to whether it is possible to vary the selectivity of a catalyst. Another difficulty is the standardization of the surfaces under study. Either one works under UHV conditions which have little relationship to practical applications, or under normal conditions which means that surface contaminations are unavoidable. 

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