NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 03/27/97 # 97_07

Optical Spectra

A UVA filter (4-tert-butyl-4'-methoxydibenzoylmethane): photoprotection reflects photophysical properties.
Andrae, I., Bringhen, A., Boehm, F., Gonzenbach, H., Hill, T., Mulroy, L., Truscott, T.G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 147-50 (1997).

Antiviral activities of photoactive perylenequinones.
Hudson, J.B., Imperial, V., Haugland, R.P., Diwu, Z., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 352-4 (1997).

Thermodynamics

ESR Studies

Progress towards an alanine/ESR therapy level reference dosimetry service at NPL.
Sharpe, P.H.G., Rajendran, K., Sephton, J.P., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1171-5 (1996).

Alanine-ESR in vivo dosimetry: A feasibility study and possible applications.
Kuntz, F., Pabst, J.Y., Delpech, J.P., Wagner, J.P., Marchioni, E., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1183-8 (1996).

Alanine EPR dosimeter response in proton therapy beams.
Gall, K., Desrosiers, M., Bensen, D., Serago, C., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1197-9 (1996).

Proton response of alanine based pellets and films.
Onori, S., DErrico, F., DeAngelis, C., Egger, E., Fattibene, P., Janovsky, I., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1201-4 (1996).

Radiation chemistry in alanine irradiated with gamma-rays and ion beams.
Koizumi, H., Ichikawa, T., Hoshida, H., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1205-9 (1996).

Dose response and fading characteristics of an alanine-agarose gel.
Olsson, S., Lund, E., Erickson, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1211-7 (1996).

A response of L-alpha-alanine and standard bone powder on 3.4MeV/amu ⁵⁹Co ion beams.
Stuglik, Z., Sadlo, J., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1219-22 (1996).

Responses of alanine dosimeters to irradiations at cryogenic temperatures.
Coninckx, F., Janett, A., Kojima, T., Onori, S., Pantaloni, M., Schonbacher, H., Tavlet, M., Wieser, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1223-9 (1996).

Behaviour of alanine dosimeters in an ozone environment.
Zeneli, D., Tavlet, M., Coninckx, F., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1231-4 (1996).

Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance of irradiated L-alanine.
Ghim, B.T., Du, J.L., Pfenninger, S., Rinard, G.A., Quine, R.W., Eaton, S.S., Eaton, G.R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1235-9 (1996).

A study of the composite character of the ESR spectrum of alanine.
Callens, F., vanLaere, K., Mondelaers, W., Matthys, P., Boesman, E., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1241-50 (1996).

Double modulation ESR study of irradiated alanine.
Rakvin, B., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1251-5 (1996).

Pulsed EPR investigation of hyperfine structure in gamma-irradiated alanine.
Pilbrow, J.R., Hutton, D.R., Zhong, Y.C., Noble, C.J., Song, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1257-61 (1996).

Numerical signal treatment for optimized alanine/ESR dosimetry in the therapy-level dose range.
Ruckerbauer, F., Sprunck, M., Regulla, D.F., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1263-8 (1996).

A unique calibration curve for alanine EPR dosimetry systems.
Wieser, A., Girzikowsky, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1269-75 (1996).

An approach to the assessment of overall uncertainty of determination of dose using an ESR technique.
Chumak, V., Pavlenko, J., Sholom, S., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1287-91 (1996).

Criticality accident dosimetry with ESR spectroscopy.
DErrico, F., Fattibene, P., Onori, S., Pantaloni, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1335-9 (1996).

EPR-based dosimetry of large dimensional radiation fields (Chernobyl experience and new approaches).
Usatyi, A.F., Verein, N.V., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1351-6 (1996).

ESR and TL dosimetry systems: Comparative measurements for human phantom.
Stepanenko, V.F., Skvortsov, V.G., Ivannikov, A.I., Kondrashov, A.E., Vaichulis, P.P., Denisenko, O.N., Kozlov, V.A., Khamidova, L.G., Tikunov, D.D., Panfilov, A.P., Eichhozff, U., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1359-63 (1996).

EPR, OSL, TL and spectral studies of porcelain.
Goksu, H.Y., Wieser, A., Stoneham, D., Bailiff, I.K., Figel, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1369-74 (1996).

Critical evaluation of the sugar-EPR dosimetry system.
Fattibene, P., Duckworth, T.L., Desrosiers, M.F., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1375-9 (1996).

Formation of E₁' precursors in quartz: Applications to dosimetry and dating.
Toyoda, S., Rink, J.W., Schwarcz, H.P., Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1393-8 (1996).

Contribution of ESR dosimetry for irradiation of geological and archaeological samples with a ⁶⁰Co panoramic source.
Dolo, J.M., Lecerf, N., Mihajlovic, V., Falgueres, C., Bahain, J.J., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1419-21 (1996).

Preliminary study for future ESR dating of solid SO₂.
Kanosue, K., Hirai, M., Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1433-6 (1996).

Electron spin resonance (ESR), electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) and general triple resonance of irradiated biocarbonates.
Schramm, D.U., Rossi, A.M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1443-55 (1996).

Effects of alpha-irradiation and pulsed ESR measurements of evaporites.
Kohno, H., Yamanaka, C., Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1459-63 (1996).

ESR fundamentals.
Pilbrow, J.R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1465-70 (1996).

Radiation effects in organics and inorganics for ESR dosimetry.
Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1479-81 (1996).

ESR study of radiation-induced organic radicals in CaCO₃.
Kai, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1483-7 (1996).

ESR of trapped holes and electrons in natural and synthetic carbonates, silicates and aluminosilicates.
Stoesser, R., Bartoll, J., Schirrmeister, L., Ernst, R., Lueck, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1489-96 (1996).

Selective localization of primary radiation-chemical events in solid aliphatic hydrocarbons and related polymers as evidenced by ESR.
Feldman, V.I., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1497-501 (1996).

ESR study of Na-Colloids in heavily irradiated NaCl: Size effects and inter-precipitate interactions.
Vainshtein, D.J., DenHartog, H.W., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1503-7 (1996).

A mechanism of the formation of E' and peroxy centers in natural deformed quartz.
Fukuchi, T., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1509-21 (1996).

The Mn valence variation induced by neutron irradiation in sapphire: Mn.
Libin, L., Yiyun, Z., Lizhong, L., Tiecheng, L., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1523-6 (1996).

An ESR study of defects in irradiated hydroxyapatite.
Murata, T., Shiraishi, K., Ebina, Y., Miki, T., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1527-31 (1996).

A new ESR dosimeter based on tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Azorin, J., Gutierrez, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1539-40 (1996).

ESR dosimeters based on metallodiphthalocyanines: Correlation between ESR and spectrophotometric data.
Lukyanets, E.A., Pykhtina, E.V., Ulanova, L.A., Kovaleva, M.A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1541-6 (1996).

Comparison of ESR/TLD analyses for quartz as routine dosimeter.
Ehlermann, D.A.E., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1547-50 (1996).

Detecting media for combined ESR-TSL-TSEE dosimetry.
Kortov, V.S., Milman, I.I., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1551-5 (1996).

Factors determining radiation stability of plastic scintillators.
Barashkov, N.N., Gunder, O.A., Voronkina, N.I., Milinchuk, V.K., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1557-9 (1996).

Study of free radicals in irradiated PMMA (doped or undoped) using ESR spectroscopy.
Trihi, M., Duroux, J.L., Hyvernaud, M.J., Bernard, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1561-3 (1996).

ESR spectroscopy applied to the study of drugs radiosterilization: Case of three nitroimidazoles.
Duroux, J.L., Basly, J.P., Penicaut, B., Bernard, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1565-8 (1996).

ESR identification of irradiated antibiotics: Cephalosporins.
Onori, S., Pantaloni, M., Fattibene, P., Signoretti, E.C., Valvo, L., Santucci, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1569-72 (1996).

Pulsed ESR measurements of oxygen deficient type centers in various quartz.
Yamanaka, C., Kohno, H., Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1573-7 (1996).

EPR and ENDOR investigations on the X-ray storage phosphors BaSO₄ and SrSO₄.
Hofstaetter, A., Scharmann, A., Scheib, S., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1579-87 (1996).

A high-sensitivity portable spectrometer for ESR dosimetry.
Oka, T., Ikeya, M., Sugawara, N., Nakanishi, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1589-94 (1996).

EPR imaging of irradiated silicon dioxide: Increased concentrations of E' defects near the surface.
Sueki, M., Eaton, S.S., Eaton, G.R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1595-8 (1996).

ESR imaging of alanine dosimeter annealed under thermal gradient.
Furuta, H., Yamanaka, C., Ikeya, M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1611-4 (1996).

ESR and ESR-imaging of heavily irradiated alkali halide crystals.
Lvov, S.G., Cherkasov, F.G., Vitol, A.Y., Silaev, V.A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1615-9 (1996).

ESR detection of irradiated seashells.
Raffi, J., Hasbany, C., Lesgards, G., Ochin, D., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1633-6 (1996).

Gamma-sterilization-induced radicals in biodegradable drug delivery systems.
Mader, K., Domb, A., Swartz, H.M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1669-74 (1996).

EPR/ENDOR investigations of gamma-irradiated steroid hormone single crystals.
Szyczewski, A., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1675-81 (1996).

Electron spin echo of spin-polarised radical pairs in intact and quinone-reconstituted plant photosystem I reaction centres.
Dzuba, S.A., Hara, H., Kawamori, A., Iwaki, M., Itoh, S., Tsvetkov, Y.D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 238-44 (1997).

On the mechanism of multiplet CIDEP in radical ion pairs.
Shkrob, I.A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 417-23 (1997).

Excited States

Synthesis of pyrene-acridine bis-intercalators and effects of binding to DNA.
Bassani, D.M., Wirz, J., Hochstrasser, R., Leupin, W., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 65-76 (1996).

Charge separation and transport in conjugated-polymer/semiconductor-nanocrystal composites studied by photoluminescence quenching and photoconductivity.
Greenham, N.C., Peng, X.G., Alivisatos, A.P., Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter 54(24): 17628-37 (1996).

First experimental determination of the ionization potentials of berkelium and californium.
Kohler, S., Erdmann, N., Nunnemann, M., Herrmann, G., Huber, G., Kratz, J.V., Passler, G., Trautmann, N., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 35(23-24): 2856-8 (1997).

Effect of solute mass and solvent pH on lyoluminescent saccharides used for gamma-ray dosimetry.
Haldar, C., Mahapatra, G.S., Banerji, P., Banerjee, D., Bhattacharya, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 77-82 (1997).

Charge transfer like complexes of organic dyes adsorbed at colloidal silver studied by cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis and SERS spectroscopy.
Nickel, U., Halbig, P., Gliemann, H., Schneider, S., Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 101(1): 41-9 (1997).

Electron attachment products of methylene chloride in solid argon: An experimental and quantum chemical IR spectroscopic study.
Richter, A., Meyer, H., Kausche, T., Muller, T., Sporleder, W., Schweig, A., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 321-8 (1997).

Dispersive transport of triplet excitation of benzaldehyde in solid ethanol solution.
Bagnich, S.A., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 351-5 (1997).

Photophysics of 4-dimethylamino 4'-cyanostilbene and model compounds: Dual excited states revealed by sub-picosecond transient absorption and Kerr ellipsometry.
Abraham, E., Oberle, J., Jonusauskas, G., Lapouyade, R., Rulliere, C., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 409-23 (1997).

Potential energy curve of the X0⁺ (¹Sigma⁺) ground state of HgAr determined from A0⁺(³Pi) -> X0⁺ and B1(³Sigma⁺)->X0⁺ fluorescence spectra (Vol 211, pg 191, 1996).
Koperski, J., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 431-2 (1997).

Cluster size dependence of the internal conversion in highly excited benzene(NH₃)_n clusters.
Radloff, W., Freudenberg, T., Stert, V., Ritze, H.H., Noack, F., Hertel, I.V., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 210-4 (1997).

Laser-induced optoacoustic studies of the non-radiative deactivation of ICT probes DMABN and DMABA.
Chattopadhyay, N., Rommens, J., VanderAuweraer, M., DeSchryver, F.C., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 265-72 (1997).

The measurement of an electron transfer reaction in a non-polar supercritical fluid.
Takahashi, K., Jonah, C.D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 297-302 (1997).

Microenvironments of 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate at the heptane-water interface: Time-resolved total internal reflection fluorescence spectroscopy.
Bessho, K., Uchida, T., Yamauchi, A., Shioya, T., Teramae, N., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 381-6 (1997).

Algebraic approach to vibrationally highly excited states of SO2. Vibrational wavefunctions from spectroscopy.
Sako, T., Yamanouchi, K., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 403-10 (1997).

A direct measurement of the O(¹D) quantum yields from the photodissociation of ozone between 300 and 328 nm.
Ball, S.M., Hancock, G., Martin, S.E., deMoira, J.C.P., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(5): 531-8 (1997).

Pump-probe measurements of the predissociation reaction time of C₂H₂ from A over-tilde (¹A_u) state.
Hashimoto, N., Yonekura, N., Suzuki, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(5): 545-50 (1997).

The central CC bond stretch frequencies and structure of S₂ and S₁ diphenylacetylene in solution studied by picosecond time-resolved CARS spectroscopy.
Ishibashi, T., Hamaguchi, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(5): 551-5 (1997).

Steric effects in the ground and excited states of Cu(NN)₂⁺ systems.
Eggleston, M.K., McMIllin, D.R., Koenig, K.S., Pallenberg, A.J., Inorg. Chem. 36(2): 172-6 (1997).

Determination of time-resolved MCD spectra: Electronic transitions in the spectrum of the ³E_u excited state in Al(III) trisulfonatephthalocyanine.
Perkovic, M.W., Ferraudi, G., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(1): 1-4 (1997).

UV-visible absorption and emission spectroscopic studies of the complexes trans-[Ru(NH₃)₄P(III)H₂O]²⁺, P(III) = P(OR)₃, P(R)₃.
Mazzetto, S.E., Gehlen, M.H., Franco, D.W., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(1): 79-83 (1997).

Metal-metal charge transfer interaction and photoreactivity of {(C₅H₅)₂Ti^IV[mu-NCRu^II(CN)₅]₂}^6-.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(1): 195-8 (1997).

Short-lived 1,5-biradicals formed from triplet 1-alkoxy- and 1-(benzyloxy)-9,10-anthraquinones.
Smart, R.P., Peelen, T.J., Blankespoor, R.L., Ward, D.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 461-5 (1997).

Two-photon laser-induced reaction of 1.8-bis(halomethyl)naphthalenes from different excited states and transient targeting of its intermediate by time-delayed, two-color photolysis and argon ion laser-jet photolysis techniques.
Ouchi, A., Koga, Y., Adam, W., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 592-9 (1997).

Influence of copper-sulfur covalency and copper-copper bonding on valence delocalization and electron transfer in the Cu-A site of cytochrome c oxidase.
Williams, K.R., Gamelin, D.R., LaCroix, L.B., Houser, R.P., Tolman, W.B., Mulder, T.C., deVries, S., Hedman, B., Hodgson, K.O., Solomon, E.I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 613-4 (1997).

Intramolecular electron transfer in fullerene/ferrocene based donor-bridge-acceptor dyads.
Guldi, D.M., Maggini, M., Scorrano, G., Prato, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(5): 974-80 (1997).

Accessing highly vibrationally excited states of water using double resonance vibrationally mediated photodissociation.
Barnes, R.J., Gross, A.F., Sinha, A., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 1284-7 (1997).

Laser flash photolysis study of the mechanism of photooxidation of alkanes catalysed by decatungstate anion.
Ermolenko, L.P., Delaire, J.A., Giannotti, C., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2(1): 25-30 (1997).

The photophysics of thioflavone in solution.
Maciejewski, A., Szymanski, M., Steer, R.P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 43-52 (1996).

Excited state behaviour of some trans-stilbene analogues bearing thiophene rings.
Gajdek, P., Becker, R.S., Elisei, F., Mazzucato, U., Spalletti, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 57-64 (1996).

Characteristics of donor-acceptor complexes formed in porphyrin-polymer systems and their photoactivation in electron transfer photoreaction.
Udal'tsov, A.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 31-9 (1997).

Reactivity of singlet oxygen toward proteins: the effect of structure in basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor and in ribonuclease A.
Michaeli, A., Feitelson, J., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 309-15 (1997).

Effects of nonpolar and polar solvents on the Q_x and Q_y energies of bacteriochlorophyll a and bacteriopheophytin a.
Limantara, L., Sakamoto, S., Koyama, Y., Nagae, H., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 330-7 (1997).

Excited states and reduced and oxidized forms of a textile diazo dye, naphthol blue black. Spectral characterization using laser flash photolysis and pulse radiolysis studies.
Nasr, C., Vinodgopal, K., Hotchandani, S., Chattopadhyay, A.K., Kamat, P.V., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 49(1): 159-66 (1997).

Photochemistry

Solid state photoreactions occurring at the interface between crystallites of two different organic compounds.
Koshima, H., Matsuura, T., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 85-91 (1996).

The mechanism of perylene photo-oxidation in a water-soluble polymeric photocatalyst.
Burke, N.A.D., Templin, M., Guillet, J.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 93-100 (1996).

High-intensity laser generation of ortho-quinones from 2-methoxyphenols; Relevance to the question of color reversion in pulp and paper.
Konya, K., Scaiano, J.C., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 119-24 (1996).

E/Z isomerization in crystals - Phase rebuilding on photolysis with long-wavelength radiation.
Kaupp, G., Haak, M., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 35(23-24): 2774-7 (1997).

An FTIR study of the products of the reaction between CH₂((X) over-tilde ³B₁) and NO.
Grussdorf, J., Temps, F., Wagner, H.G., Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 101(1): 134-8 (1997).

Structural impacts on the photodissociation dynamics of aromatic endoperoxides in solution.
Jesse, K.J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 193-8 (1997).

The HNCO + F reaction system: VUV-photolysis of the cyanato radical via Rydberg states.
Schonnenbeck, G., Stuhl, F., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 199-204 (1997).

Organometallic terthiophene derivatives: Modulation of the terthiophene core of 5,5''-diphenyl-2,2':5'2''-terthiophene via [CpRu]⁺ and [Cp*Ru]⁺ substituents.
Graf, D.D., Mann, K.R., Inorg. Chem. 36(2): 141-9 (1997).

Direct detection and characterization of a transient 1-silaallene derivative in solution.
Kerst, C., Rogers, C.W., Ruffolo, R., Leigh, W.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 466-71 (1997).

Optically active (E,Z)-1,3-cyclooctadiene: First enantioselective synthesis through asymmetric photosensitization and chiroptical property.
Inoue, Y., Tsuneishi, H., Hakushi, T., Tai, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 472-8 (1997).

Structure and vibrations of catechol(methanol)₁ in the S₀ and S₁ state.
Gerhards, M., Perl, W., Schumm, S., Henrichs, U., Kleinermanns, K., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 878-84 (1997).

A high resolution energy-selected kinetic energy release study of the process SF₆ + h nu->SF₅⁺ + F + e^-: Heat of formation of SF₅⁺.
Evans, M., Ng, C.Y., Hsu, C.W., Heimann, P., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 978-81 (1997).

Azidoethidium derivatives as photoaffinity labels: study of the photochemistry of the monoazidoethidium derivatives in water.
Gritsan, N.P., Koshkin, A.A., Denisov, A.Y., Markushin, Y.Y., Cherepanova, E.V., Lebedev, A.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 40-51 (1997).

Time-resolved and steady-state fluorescence measurements of [beta]-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-alcohol dehydrogenase complex during UVA exposure.
Koenig, K., Berns, M.W., Tromberg, B.J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 91-5 (1997).

Singlet oxygen generation by photodynamic agents.
Fernandez, J.M., Bilgin, M.D., Grossweiner, L.I., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 131-40 (1997).

Two-dimensional polymerization of lipid bilayers: Visible-light-sensitized photoinitiation.
Clapp, P.J., Armitage, B.A., OBrien, D.F., Macromolecules 30(1): 32-41 (1997).

Mechanistic studies relevant to bromouridine-enhanced nucleoprotein photocrosslinking: possible involvement of an excited tyrosine residue of the protein.
Norris, C.L., Meisenheimer, K.M., Koch, T.H., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 201-7 (1997).

Study of photochemical reactions of coniferyl alcohol. I. Mechanism and intermediate products of UV radiation-induced polymerization of coniferyl alcohol.
Radotic, K., Zakrzewska, J., Sladic, D., Jeremic, M., Photochem. Photobiol. 62(2): 284-91 (1997).

Synthesis and photoreaction of a-methylene-[gamma]-butyrolactone-psoralen heterodimers.
Gimenez-Arnau, E., Bussey, C., Lepoittevin, J.-P., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 316-22 (1997).

A new and concise synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-2-heptulopyranosonic acid (DAH) and derivatives through the radical chemistry of Barton esters.
Barton, D.H.R., Liu, W.S., Tetrahedron Lett. 38(3): 367-70 (1997).

Radiation Chemistry

How easily oxidizable is DNA? One-electron reduction potentials of adenosine and guanosine radicals in aqueous solution.
Steenken, S., Jovanovic, S.V., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 617-8 (1997).

Carotenoids enhance vitamin E antioxidant efficiency.
Bohm, F., Edge, R., Land, E.J., McGarvey, D.J., Truscott, T.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 621-2 (1997).

Gamma radiolysis of aqueous solutions of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-quinone.
Bao, H., Jia, H., Kong, Y., Zhang, S., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 6-9 (1997).

One electron reduction of 9,10-phenanthrene quinone studied by pulse radiolysis.
Bao, H., Navaratnam, S., Parsons, B.J., Phillips, G.O., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 10-4 (1997).

Effects of additives on PVG dosifilm.
Chen, W., Liu, A., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 15-9 (1997).

Experimental Studies on Related Topics

A cation exchange method for separation of In-111 from inactive silver, copper, traces of iron and radioactive gallium and zinc isotopes.
Das, M.K., Chattopadhayay, S., Sarkar, B.R., Ramamoorthy, N., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 11-4 (1997).

Simultaneous production of carrier-free ⁶⁵Zn and ^66,67,68Ga in alpha-particle activated copper target and their separation with TOA.
Lahiri, S., Banerjee, S., Das, N.R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 15-8 (1997).

Production of positron-emitting ^110mIn via the ¹¹⁰Cd(³He, 3n)¹¹⁰Sn->^110mIn process.
Rosch, F., Qaim, S.M., Novgorodov, A.F., Tsai, Y.M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 19-26 (1997).

Production of ^82mRb via the ⁸²Kr(p,n)-process on highly enriched ⁸²Kr: A remotely controlled compact system for irradiation, safe handling and recovery of the target gas and isolation of the radioactive product.
Blessing, G., Tarkanyi, F., Qaim, S.M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 37-43 (1997).

The use of threshold photoelectron-fluorescence photon coincidence spectroscopy for the measurement of the radiative lifetimes of emitting states of CF₃X⁺ (X=F, H, Cl, Br) ions.
Biehl, H., Boyle, K.J., Smith, D.M., Tuckett, R.P., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 357-66 (1997).

Vacuum-UV fluorescence spectroscopy of CF₃X (X=F,H,Cl,Br) in the range 10-30 eV.
Biehl, H., Boyle, K.J., Tuckett, R.P., Baumgartel, H., Jochims, H.W., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 367-81 (1997).

Charge transfer in collisions of an H⁺ ion with a ground-state Mg atom at low keV collision energies.
Dutta, C.M., Nordlander, P., Kimura, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 51-6 (1997).

Appearance and ionization energies of multiply-charged C₇₀ parent ions produced by electron impact ionization.
Matt, S., Echt, O., Worgotter, R., Grill, V., Scheier, P., Lifshitz, C., Mark, T.D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 149-56 (1997).

Photodetachment of small water cluster anions in the near-infrared through the visible region.
Maeyama, T., Tsumura, T., Fujii, A., Mikami, N., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 292-6 (1997).

Production and mass spectroscopic characterization of ammonium halide clusters.
Sugai, T., Shinohara, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 327-32 (1997).

On the collisionally induced destruction of short- and long-lived fullerene ions.
Shen, H., Hvelplund, P., Lorents, D.C., Mathur, D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(5): 508-12 (1997).

Electrochemical investigation of ruthenium and osmium oligothiophene complexes: How does metal binding affect oligothiophene pi-system?
Graf, D.D., Mann, K.R., Inorg. Chem. 36(2): 150-7 (1997).

Synthesis, structure, and electrochemistry of an electron deficient mu-oxo porphyrin dimer, [(TPPBr₄)Fe]₂O.
Kadish, K.M., Autret, M., Ou, Z.P., Tagliatesta, P., Boschi, T., Fares, V., Inorg. Chem. 36(2): 204-7 (1997).

Cp*Ru(NO) (catecholate) compounds. Synthesis, redox behavior, extended Huckel molecular orbital calculations, and x-ray diffraction structure of the pentamethylcyclopentadienylruthenium complex Cp*Ru(NO) (2,3-naphthalenediolate)center dot CH₂Cl₂.
Yang, K.Y., Martin, J.A., Bott, S.G., Richmond, M.G., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(1): 19-27 (1997).

Oxidation of coordinated ammonia to nitrosyl in the reaction of aqueous chlorine with cis-[Ru(bpy)₂(NH₃)₂]²⁺.
Assefa, Z., Stanbury, D.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 521-30 (1997).

Trinuclear ruthenium complex with a face-capping benzene ligand. Hapticity change induced by two-electron redox reaction.
Inagaki, A., Takaya, Y., Takemori, T., Suzuki, H., Tanaka, M., Haga, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(3): 625-6 (1997).

Hydrogen bonding in acid-base complexes: The trans-hydroquinone-NH₃ complex in its S₀ and S₁ electronic states.
Humphrey, S.J., Pratt, D.W., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 908-15 (1997).

A state-selected study of the ion-molecule reactions O⁺(²D, ²P) + H₂O.
Li, X., Huang, Y.L., Flesch, G.D., Ng, C.Y., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 928-33 (1997).

Collisions of O(¹D) with HCl, Cl₂, and COCl₂: Total quenching, channel specific rate constants, and yields of Cl(²P_1/2).
Chichinin, A.I., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 1057-62 (1997).

Electrochemical investigations of singly and doubly bridged imino[60]fullerenes.
Zhou, J.K., Rieker, A., Grosser, T., Skiebe, A., Hirsch, A., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2(1): 1-5 (1997).

Multiphase Systems

An aligned oxidation of carbon monoxide induced by 193 nm irradiation on platinum(113).
Yamanaka, T., Inoue, Y., Matsushima, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 180-5 (1997).

Role of chlorine and oxygen in the photocatalytic degradation of trichloroethylene vapor on TiO₂ films.
Hung, C.-H., Marinas, B.J., Environ. Sci. Technol. 31(2): 562-8 (1997).

Comparison of photoelectron transfer between Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ and MV²⁺ in TiO₂ and SnO₂ colloids and dihexadecyl phosphate vesicles.
Kurshev, V., Kevan, L., Langmuir 13(2): 225-8 (1997).

Canon radical and carbocation mediated reactions within Ca Y zeolite: 1-phenyl 3,4-dihydronaphthalene.
Pitchumani, K., Lakshminarasimhan, P.H., Turner, G., Bakker, M.G., Ramamurthy, V., Tetrahedron Lett. 38(3): 371-4 (1997).

Polymers

Properties of films obtained by UV-curing 4,4'-hexafluoroisopropylidenediphenoldihydroxyethylether diacrylate and its mixtures with the hydrogenated homologue.
Bongiovanni, R., Malucelli, G., Pollicino, A., Priola, A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 63(8): 979-83 (1997).

Preparation of thermo-sensitive hydrogel and controlled release.
Wu, M., Chen, J., Zhou, R., Ma, Z., Bao, B., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 53-5 (1997).

Biological and Medical Aspects

Antioxidant action of ergothioneine: Assessment of its ability to scavenge peroxynitrite.
Aruoma, O.I., Whiteman, M., England, T.G., Halliwell, B., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 231(2): 389-91 (1997).

Photoinduced hydroxylation of deoxyguanosine in DNA by pterins: Sequence specificity and mechanism.
Ito, K., Kawanishi, S., Biochemistry 36(7): 1774-81 (1997).

Photo-induced cyclic electron transfer operates in frozen cells of Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
Joliot, P., Joliot, A., Vermeglio, A., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1318(3): 374-84 (1997).

Localization of flunitrazepam in artificial membranes. A spectrophotometric study about the effect the polarity of the medium exerts on flunitrazepam acid-base equilibrium.
Garcia, D.A., Perillo, M.A., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1324(1): 76-84 (1997).

Ultrafast singlet excitation transfer from carotenoids to chlorophylls via different pathways in light-harvesting complex II of higher plants.
Peterman, E.J.G., Monshouwer, R., vanStokkum, I.H.M., vanGrondelle, R., vanAmerongen, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 279-84 (1997).

Reciprocal protection of LDL and HDL oxidised by *OH free radicals in the presence of oxygen.
Bonnefont-Rousselot, D., Khalil, A., Gardes-Albert, M., Delattre, J., FEBS Lett. 403(1): 70-4 (1997).

C-SNARF-1 as a pHi fluoroprobe: discrepancies between conventional and intracellular data do not result from protein interactions.
Yassine, M., Salmon, J.-M., Vigo, J., Viallet, P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 18-25 (1997).

Photosynthesis of the mediterranean green alga Caulerpa prolifera measured in the field under solar irradiation.
Haeder, D.-P., Porst, M., Herrmann, H., Schaefer, J., Santas, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 66-73 (1997).

Effect of xanthophyll pigments on fluorescence of chlorophyll a in LHC II embedded to liposomes.
Gruszecki, W.I., Matula, M., Mysliwa-Kurdziel, B., Kernen, P., Krupa, Z., Strzalka, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 84-90 (1997).

Chloroacetates as inhibitors of photosystem II: Effects on electron acceptor side.
Govindjee, Xu, C., Schansker, G., Van Rensen, J.J.S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 107-17 (1997).

Organization of the pigment molecules in the chlorophyll a/c light-harvesting complex of Pleurochloris meiringensis (xanthophyceae). Characterization with circular dichroism and absorbance spectroscopy.
Buechel, C., Garab, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 37(1-2): 118-24 (1997).

The radiosensitization activities of nitrotriazole derivatives and quinoxaline di-N-oxides.
Tang, L., Li, X., Shen, X., Zhang, W., Wu, Y., Li, W., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 20-4 (1997).

Direct characterization site-selective photosensitized damage of DNA by triplet acetone.
Song, Q., Yao, S., Lin, N., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 51-2 (1997).

Comparative studies of triplet excited states of thymine, thymidine and TMP by acetone sensitization and direct excitation in aqueous solution at room temperature.
Song, Q., Yao, S., Lin, N., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 63-4 (1997).

Ultraviolet irradiation produces novel endonuclease III-sensitive cytosine photoproducts at dipyrimidine sites.
Jen, J., Mitchell, D.L., Cunningham, R.P., Smith, C.A., Taylor, J.-S., Cleaver, J.E., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 323-9 (1997).

Interactions between vitamin E homologues and ascorbate free radicals in murine skin homogenates irradiated with ultraviolet light.
Kitazawa, M., Podda, M., Thiele, J., Traber, M.G., Iwasaki, K., Sakamoto, K., Packer, L., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 355-65 (1997).

Measuring serotonin distribution in live cells with three-photon excitation.
Maiti, S., Shear, J.B., Williams, R.M., Zipfel, W.R., Webb, W.W., Science (Washington, D. C.) 275(5299): 530-2 (1997).

Industrial and Environmental Applications

HPGe detector efficiency calibration for extended cylinder and Marinelli-Beaker sources using the ESOLAN program.
Wang, T.K., Mar, W.Y., Ying, T.H., Tseng, C.L., Liao, C.H., Wang, M.Y., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 83-95 (1997).

Radiation-field mapping of insect irradiation canisters.
Walker, M.L., McLaughlin, W.L., Puhl, J.M., Gomes, P., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 117-25 (1997).

Measurements with Chinese LiF:Mg,Cu,P (GR 200) TL detectors using a volume-type oven.
Fill, U.A., Regulla, D.F., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 133-4 (1997).

Rate and mechanism of the atmospheric degradation of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a).
Wallington, T.J., Kaiser, E.W., Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 101(1): 143-4 (1997).

Relative quantum yields for (OD)-D-1 production in the photolysis of ozone between 301 and 336 nm: Evidence for the participation of a spin-forbidden channel.
Silvente, E., Richter, R.C., Zheng, M., Saltzman, E.S., Hynes, A.J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 309-15 (1997).

Atmospheric chemical reactivity and ozone-forming potentials of potential CFC replacements.
Hayman, G.D., Derwent, R.G., Environ. Sci. Technol. 31(2): 327-36 (1997).

Effects of dissolved oxygen and light exposure on determination of K_OC values for PAHs using fluorescence quenching.
Tiller, C.L., Jones, K.D., Environ. Sci. Technol. 31(2): 424-9 (1997).

Researching the detection of irradiated fresh chicken by lipid hydroperoxide (LHP) method.
Qi, S., Ruan, J., Du, Y., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 25-8 (1997).

Radiation sterilization and identification of gizzard slices.
Zhu, S., Fu, C., Jiang, W., Yao, D., Zhao, K., Zhang, Y., J. Radiat. Res. Radiat. Process. (Fushe Yanjiu Yu Fushe Gongyi Xuebao) 15(1): 29-32 (1997).

Impacts of solar UVR on aquatic microorganisms.
Booth, C.R., Morrow, J.H., Coohill, T.P., Cullen, J.J., Frederick, J.E., Haeder, D.-P., Holm-Hansen, O., Jeffrey, W.H., Mitchell, D.L., Neale, P.J., Sobolev, I., van der Leun, J., Worrest, R.C., Photochem. Photobiol. 65(2): 252-69 (1997).

Theoretical Studies

A method of searching for peaks and multiplets in gamma-ray spectra.
Loska, L., Janczyszyn, J., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 48(1): 127-32 (1997).

The use of matrix methods in the modeling of spectroscopic data sets.
Henry, E.R., Biophys. J. 72(2): 652-73 (1997).

Theoretical study of the electrostatic and steric effects on the spectroscopic characteristics of the metal-ligand unit of heme proteins. 2. C-O vibrational frequencies, ¹⁷O isotropic chemical shifts, and nuclear quadrupole coupling constants.
Kushkuley, B., Stavrov, S.S., Biophys. J. 72(2): 899-912 (1997).

Polarization propagator study of electronic excitation in key heterocyclic molecules .1. Pyrrole.
Trofimov, A.B., Schirmer, J., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 153-70 (1997).

Common features of various mechanisms of electron transfer across a 4,4'-bipyridine bridge: A theoretical evaluation of resonance structures of the transition state.
Karafiloglou, P., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 171-82 (1997).

On the degrees of circularity for various kinds of polarized light in a nonpolar liquid mixture.
Lee, D.J., Kim, K.R., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 183-90 (1997).

The molecular and electronic states of 1,2,4,5-tetrazine studied by VUV absorption, near-threshold electron energy-loss spectroscopy and ab initio multi-reference configuration interaction studies.
Palmer, M.H., McNab, H., Reed, D., Pollacchi, A., Walker, I.C., Guest, M.F., Siggel, M.R.F., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 191-211 (1997).

Theoretical study of the reaction of hydrogen with nitric acid: Ab initio MO and TST/RRKM calculations.
Boughton, J.W., Kristyan, S., Lin, M.C., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 219-27 (1997).

Ab initio calculations of S₁ excited state vibrational spectra of benzene, naphthalene and anthracene.
Jas, G.S., Kuczera, K., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 229-41 (1997).

A classical approach to resonant low-energy electron scattering off molecules: Application to the a₁-shape resonance of CF₃Cl.
Lehr, L., Manz, J., Miller, W.H., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 301-12 (1997).

Charge-transfer states and the band gap in crystalline fullerene.
Eilmes, A., Munn, R.W., Pac, B., Petelenz, P., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 341-9 (1997).

Influence of rotational diffusion on the electric field induced effect on the fluorescence spectrum of diluted solutions .1. Theory and numerical simulations.
Reis, H., Baumann, W., Chem. Phys. 214(2-3): 383-407 (1997).

Non-Condon effects in photodissociation of ICN((A) over-tilde <-(X) over-tilde): Coupled-channel scattering calculations.
Dzegilenko, F.N., Bowman, J.M., Amatatsu, Y., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 24-30 (1997).

Photodetachment spectra of Cl^-(H₂O)_n clusters. Predictions and comparisons.
Yeh, I.C., Perera, L., Berkowitz, M.L., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(1-2): 31-8 (1997).

Energy partitioning during the exit channel motion for CH₂OH⁺->CHO⁺ + H₂.
Lee, T.G., Rhee, Y.M., Kim, M.S., Park, S.C., Chem. Phys. Lett. 264(3-4): 303-8 (1997).

Ligand field properties of histidine on the sharp-line excitation spectrum of trans(imidazole)-bis(L-histidinato-O,N,N')chromium(III) nitrate.
Lee, K.W., Eom, K.I., Park, S.J., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(1): 131-6 (1997).

Radon daughter deposition on surfaces carrying alternating electric fields.
Mayya, Y.S., Sapra, B.K., Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 71(1): 69-74 (1997).

Theoretical study of solid hydrogens doped with atomic oxygen.
Li, Z.M., Apkarian, V.A., Harding, L.B., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 942-53 (1997).

Reversible diffusion-controlled reactions between two species in a fluid.
Felderhof, B.U., Jones, R.B., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 954-66 (1997).

Transient reactions in a binary suspension of diffusing spheres.
Felderhof, B.U., Jones, R.B., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 967-77 (1997).

Electron-impact ionization cross sections of atmospheric molecules.
Kim, Y.K., Hwang, W., Weinberger, N.M., Ali, M.A., Rudd, M.E., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 1026-33 (1997).

Ab initio study on the low-lying excited states of retinal.
Merchan, M., GonzalezLuque, R., J. Chem. Phys. 106(3): 1112-22 (1997).

Theoretical characterization of the thermodynamics of the photoisomerizations of ethylene and propylene.
Evleth, E.M., DeMare, G.R., Cao, H.Z., Collin, G.J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 35-41 (1996).

Reviews

Current status of the EPR method to detect irradiated food.
Desrosiers, M.F., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1621-8 (1996).

Theoretical studies of intramolecular electron transfer reactions: Distance and free energy dependences.
Arnaut, L.G., Formosinho, S.J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 15-34 (1996).

Photoinitiators for UV and visible curing of coatings: Mechanisms and properties.
Allen, N.S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 100(1-3): 101-7 (1996).

Monte Carlo simulations of chemical reactions in solution.
GonzalezLafont, A., Lluch, J.M., Bertran, J., Solvent Effects and Chemical Reactivity, O. Tapia and J. Bertran (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publ, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1996, p.125-77

Crossing the transition state in solution.
Hynes, J.T., Solvent Effects and Chemical Reactivity, O. Tapia and J. Bertran (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publ, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1996, p.231-58

Valence bond multistate approach to chemical reactions in solution.
Bianco, R., Hynes, J.T., Solvent Effects and Chemical Reactivity, O. Tapia and J. Bertran (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publ, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1996, p.259-81

Quantum theory of solvent effects and chemical reactions.
Tapia, O., Andres, J., Stamato, F.L.M.G., Solvent Effects and Chemical Reactivity, O. Tapia and J. Bertran (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publ, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1996, p.283-361

Mode-selective differential scattering as a probe of polyatomic ion reaction mechanisms.
Anderson, S.L., Acc. Chem. Res. 30(1): 28-36 (1997).

Photochemistry of arylmethyl esters in nucleophilic solvents: Radical pair and ion pair intermediates.
Pincock, J.A., Acc. Chem. Res. 30(1): 43-9 (1997).

Centers and mechanisms in ionic materials.
Alcala, R., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 47(11-12): 1471-7 (1996).

Electron transfer and arrangement of the redox cofactors in photosystem I.
Brettel, K., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1318(3): 322-73 (1997).