Yields of chemical species in irradiated liquid water - A comparison between Monte Carlo calculations and experimental data

A detailed Monte Carlo code has previously been written to model the physical and chemical events occurring in irradiated liquid water to times of --10/sup -6/ s after irradiation. In this work, the model was used to make direct comparisons against measured time-dependent yields of the OH radical and the hydrated electron. The assumed physical changes occurring at early times (10/sup -15/ s to 10/sup -11/s) which lead to satisfactory agreement are discussed. Additional comparisons were made against Fricke dosimeter yields for alphas, protons, and tritium betas