Published May 1980
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Journal article
Inactivation of dried yeast cells by accelerated heavy ions of very high LET
Creators
- 1. Strahlenzentrum der Justus-Liebig-Universitaet, Giessen, Germany
Description
Diploid yeast cells were exposed to accelerated heavy ions (Ar, Kr, Xe, Pb, U) with specific energies of 1.4 and 4.8 MeV/u, to x rays, and to α particles. Experiments were performed with dried cells on membrane filters in vacuo. From the survival curves inactivation cross sections were determined. They increase with LET/sub infinity/ (linear energy transfer) up to the maximum LET/sub infinity/ studied, 14,000 keV/μm
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiat. Res.
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Radiat. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 235-243
- ISSN
- 0033-7587
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 12573387
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AMERICIUM 241; ARGON 40; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELL CULTURES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KRYPTON 86; LEAD 208; LET; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SURVIVAL CURVES; URANIUM 238; X RADIATION; XENON 132
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; ARGON ISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUNGI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SACCHAROMYCES; STABLE ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; XENON ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; YEASTS