Abstract Inactivation of B . subtilis spores has been studied using accelerated He, C, N, O and Ne ions. The energy dependence of the inactivation cross sections for heavy ions was very weak and the mean cross sections for carbon ions (0.6 – 4.7 MeV/amμ), nitrogen ions (0.6 – 4.1 MeV/amμ), oxygen ions (0.8 – 1.1 MeV/amμ), and neon ions (2.2 – 3.7 MeV/amμ) were found to be about 0.22, 0.23, 0.26, and 0.33 μm2, respectively. Analysis was carried out along lines similar to Katz's target theory but the parameters were chosen so that they have an experimental basis.


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    Title :

    Effect of heavy ions on bacterial spores


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    Publication date :

    1983-01-01


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    10 pages




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    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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