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Using vacuum ultraviolet radiation to obtain highly reactive radicals

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Зверева Г.Н. Использование вакуумного ультрафиолетового излучения для получения высокореактивных радикалов // Оптический журнал. 2012. Т. 79. № 8. С. 45–54.

Zvereva G.N. Using vacuum ultraviolet radiation to obtain highly reactive radicals [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2012. V. 79. № 8. P. 45–54.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

G. N. Zvereva, "Using vacuum ultraviolet radiation to obtain highly reactive radicals," Journal of Optical Technology. 79(8), 477-483 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.79.000477

Abstract:

It is shown by calculation that highly reactive radicals can be generated by the photolysis of water molecules with vacuum ultraviolet radiation. The concentrations of the degradation products of water are calculated, and it is numerically shown that the aromatic chlorine-containing compounds found in liquid and gaseous media can be broken down by the products of the VUV photolysis of water molecules. It is numerically demonstrated that the products of the VUV photolysis of water molecules can be used for biological purposes.

Keywords:

vacuum ultraviolet radiation, excimer lamps, radicals OH

OCIS codes: 260.5130, 260.7210

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