Abstract
Abstract The role of spurs in the radiolysis of hydrocarbons is far from clear. Magnetic field effects on luminescence suggest the presence of significant numbers of initially triplet ion pairs, but molecular triplets have not been detected at short times. While recombination of solute ions in alkanes is known to be a major source of excited states, there is doubt about its role in aromatics. New results are presented for solutions in benzene solutions excited by β-particles and two new approaches to these problems are described—the use of pulsed vacuum ultraviolet radiation from a synchrotron storage ring to produce spurs with a specific energy content and a theoretical model of spur processes including spin effects.
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