Reactions of Recoil Atoms in Liquids
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- 1 May 1950
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 18 (5) , 579-583
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1747705
Abstract
The reactions in liquid phase of the recoil atoms formed in the (n, γ) process are discussed in terms of a model involving energy loss by elastic collisions, dissociation of solvent molecules by impact, and eventual reaction in a liquid cage. Expressions are derived which relate the fraction of the recoil atoms ultimately found in a given molecular species to the composition and properties of the liquid. Previously published data are interpreted in terms of this model.Keywords
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