Effect of Temperature on the Decomposition of Water by Gamma Rays

Abstract
Yields for several gamma-ray-induced reactions in 0.4 [image] sulfuric acid solution show small temperature coefficients; some positive and some negative. This can be interpreted as an effect of temperature on yields of intermediates, with increased temperature giving higher radical yields and lower molecular yields. In the diffusion model this is consistent with a broader initial distribution of primary species at higher temperature.