Radiation-chemical yields of CO2- radical in γ irradiated formates of alkali and alkaline earth metals

The composition and accumulation kinetics of radical products of radiolysis of formates of alkali and alkaline-earth metals, as well as Zn and Cd formates irradiated by 60Co γ-rays at 77 and 300 K are studied by the ESP method. The CO2- radical is the initial radical product of radiolysis. The radiation-chemical yield of radicals at 300 K is proportional to the electron part of formate anions. The radical yield at 77 K depends on free matrix volume