Computed and experimental product concentrations in the radiolysis of water

A recently developed computer program has been used to obtain product concentrations and their dependence on individual rate constants in the irradiation of water. Comparison with experimental values yields a value for the rate constant for the reaction of O3- and H2 and shows that improved rate constant ratios can be obtained from steady-state measurements in neutral and acid oxygenated solutions. These comparisons also show the need for further studies of the radiolysis of alkaline solutions. (author)