radiation catalysis

radiation catalysis

[‚rād·ē′ā·shən kə′tal·ə·səs]
(chemistry)
The use of radiation (such as gamma, neutron, proton, electron, or x-ray) to activate or speed up a chemical or physical change; for example, radiation alone can initiate polymerization without heat, pressure, or chemical catalysts.
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Dubow, "Hydrogen and methane synthesis through radiation catalysis," US DOE Report DOE-ER-4258-T-1, 1980.
Performance analysis of [gamma]-radiation test monitor using monocrystalline n+pp++ silicon solar cell: CsI(Tl) scintillator
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