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Chapter 2 Primary Action of Ionizing Radiation on Condensed Systems 2

J. K.Thomas1and G. Beck

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1Chemistry Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 2Hahn-Meitner Institut, Glienicker 100,1-Berlin-39,Federal Republic of Germany The initial effects of high energy radiation on condensed systems are discussed. Evidence of short lived intermediates, i.e. radical ions and excited states is illustrated by fast pico-second and nanosecond pulse radiolysis. A discusion of the nature of early events leading to excited states is discussed at length, and in particular comparisons are made to corresponding experiments at low photon energies, i.e. via laser flash photolysis. Excitation of molecules by radiation enters different regimes which depend on the energy of the quanta used. Excitation with low energy quanta, as in photochemistry, leads to discrete excited states as the quantum of energy is totally absorbed by the system; wavelengths down to ~ 2000 Â, i.e. energies of ~ 6.0 eV are typical in this work. High energy irradiation, or Radiation Chemistry utilises x- or γ-rays and electrons of high energy, typically 200 keV to 20 meV. Energy loss is primarily via ompton scatter to the electrons of the system, although the photoelectron effect becomes increasingly important at lower energies. In photochemistry low energy resonance processes excite the system or a part of the system; while in radiation chemistry a statistical loss of energy to the electrons of the system occurs, and the energy deposited in a section of the system depends on the electron fraction of that section (2_). It is usual in photochemistry to excite a solute directly, while in radiation chemistry the solvent is excited and energy or free radical chemistry is then transferred to the solute. In radiation chemistry, unlike photochemistry, the i n i t i a l high energy quantum is not completely lost on its first excitation, but, a fraction of the energy is lost to ionise an electron (secondary e") of the system. This process repeats as the electrons, both primary and secondary, continue to excite the medium causing ionization, until the last of secondary e~" fail to produce excitation. Thermalisation of the e" occurs to produce a trapped electron of the medium, this may be a solvated electron.

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D i r e c t e x c i t a t i o n t o e x c i t e d s t a t e s has never been o b s e r v e d i n r a d i a t i o n c h e m i s t r y a l t h o u g h i t i s p r e d i c t e d i n the so c a l l e d " o p t i c a l a p p r o x i m a t i o n " (2,3) · S p e c t r o s c o p i c evidence of d i r e c t e x c i t a t i o n b y v e r y l o w e n e r g y e l e c t r o n s i s f o r t h c o m i n g (_4) · R a d i a t i o n chemistry i s o f t e n c a l l e d the chemistry of i o n i s i n g r a d i a t i o n and the p o p u l a r c o n c e p t i s t h a t p r i m a r y energy l o s s i s t o p r o d u c e i o n i z a t i o n , t h e s u b s e q u e n t c h e m i s t r y t h e n d e p e n d i n g on the medium a n d i t s p e r t i n e n t c h e m i s t r y . I t i s d i f f i c u l t t o span the i n t e r v e n i n g energy gap between p h o t o - and r a d i a t i o n c h e m i s t r y , however, h i g h powered p u l s e d l a s e r s , u t i l i s i n g m u l t i p h o t o n a b s o r p t i o n b y t h e m e d i u m , d o much t o remedy t h i s s i t u a t i o n . F o r the most p a r t , the work d e s c r i b e d f a l l s i n t o two c a t e g o r i e s , d a t a w i t h s t e a d y s t a t e i r r a d i a t i o n i . e . light sources and Co-γ r a y s , and p u l s e d e x p e r i m e n t s as w i t h l a s e r s a n d p u l s e d e l e c t r o n a c c e l e r a t o r s s u c h a s V a n de G r a a f f s a n d L i n a c s . The i n t e r e s t s o f t h e m e e t i n g a r e i n p o l y m e r i s e d s y s t e m s , a n d h e n c e the m a j o r i t y of the paper w i l l d e a l w i t h hydrophobic systems. However, f o r c o m p l e t e n e s s a g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n of r a d i a t i o n c h e m i s t r y i n p o l a r media i s a l s o i n c l u d e d . Radiolysis,

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I t i s now a g r e e d , t h a t f o r t h e m o s t p a r t , t h e r a d i o l y s i s o f p o l a r l i q u i d s s u c h as a l c o h o l , w a t e r , e t c . l e a d s t o the f o r m a t i o n of i o n s and s u b s e q u e n t l y r a d i c a l s r a t h e r than e x c i t e d s t a t e s . However, the p i c t u r e i s changed as the p o l a r i t y of t h e l i q u i d d e c r e a s e s , and i n the extreme case of arenes such as benzene o n l y e x c i t e d s t a t e s b o t h s i n g l e t and t r i p l e t a r e o b s e r v e d . In o t h e r l i q u i d s such as a l k a n e s , d i o x a n e , e t c . b o t h i o n s and e x c i t e d s t a t e s are o b s e r v e d , charge n e u t r a l i s a t i o n of the i o n s a l s o g i v i n g e x c i t e d s t a t e s . T a b l e I g i v e s d a t a f o r the y i e l d s of e x c i t e d s t a t e s and i o n s observed i n the r a d i o l y s i s of v a r i o u s l i q u i d systems. The y i e l d i s s t a t e d i n t e r m s o f t h e G v a l u e o r number o f m o l e c u l e s o f p r o d u c t p e r 100 e V o f e n e r g y a b s o r b e d b y t h e s y s t e m . An i m m e d i a t e generalization is possible: The r a d i o l y s i s o f n o n p o l a r l i q u i d s , a r e n e s , a l k a n e s , e t c . produces e x c i t e d s t a t e s and sometimes i o n s . I n c r e a s i n g the p o l a r i t y of the l i q u i d , e . g . , benzene to b e n z o n i t r i l e , b e n z y l a l c o h o l , p h e n o l , leads to a decrease i n the y i e l d of e x c i t e d s t a t e s w i t h a concomitant r i s e i n the observed y i e l d of i o n s . In v e r y p o l a r l i q u i d s such as water and a l c o h o l s only ions are observed. A t h e s i s t h a t a c c o m m o d a t e s t h e s e d a t a i s one w h e r e r a d i o l y s i s leads to s i g n i f i c a n t y i e l d s of i o n s the recombination of which leads to excited s t a t e s . E x c i t e d s t a t e s may a l s o b e p r o d u c e d v i a direct excitation. I t i s an a c c e p t e d f a c t t h a t the r e c o m b i n a t i o n o r n e u t r a l i z a t i o n of i o n s c a n l e a d t o b o t h e x c i t e d t r i p l e t and s i n g l e t s t a t e s , the process f a v o r i n g the f o r m a t i o n of t r i p l e t e x c i t e d s t a t e s (J5) · I n p o l a r media the o v e r a l l energy change of t h e i o n n e u t r a l i z a t i o n p r o c e s s may be t o o l o w t o g i v e e x c i t e d s t a t e s due t o t h e i n c r e a s e s o l v e n t s o l v a t i o n e n e r g y o f t h e i o n s i n these media. I n h y d r o x y l i e m e d i a i o n m o l e c u l e r e a c t i o n s may a l t e r the i o n s and e x c i t e d s t a t e s are a l s o e l i m i n a t e d . For example, i n water the f o l l o w i n g processes take p l a c e :

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i s found, for quenching of s o l v e n t emission i n d i c a t i n g t h a t the e x c i t e d s t a t e p r e c u r s o r decays e x p o n e n t i a l l y , w i t h time, u n l i k e the k i n e t i c s of geminate i o n r e c o m b i n a t i o n . T y p i c a l data are given i n F i g u r e 4, f o r C H C l ^ s c a v e n g i n g of t o l u e n e f l u o r e s c e n c e i n r a d i o l y s i s a n d i n two p h o t o n l a s e r p h o t o l y s i s , λ = 343 nm. Stern V o l m e r k i n e t i c s a r e o b e y e d i n t h e c a s e o f two p h o t o n p h o t o l y s i s , and i o n - n e u t r a l i s a t i o n k i n e t i c s i n the r a d i o l y s i s s t u d i e s . However, S t e r n Volmer k i n e t i c s are obeyed f o r r a d i o l y s i s s t u d i e s of scavenging of toluene fluorescence w i t h benzyl c h l o r i d e . The e l e c t r o n s c a v e n g e r s C H C 1 and c h l o r o b e n z e n e reduce the fluorescence y i e l d s o f a r e n e s i n a manner t h a t s u g g e s t s : a) t h a t i n r a d i o l y s i s t h e i n i t i a l l o s s o f e n e r g y l e a d s t o i o n i z a t i o n f o l l o w e d by n e u t r a l i s a t i o n l e a d i n g t o e x c i t e d s t a t e s , the s c a v e n g i n g of e x c i t e d s t a t e s v a r y i n g w i t h [Scavenger] ; and b ) t h a t i n t h e two p h o t o n l a s e r p h o t o l y s i s C H C l ^ , b u t n o t chlorobenzene, r e a c t s w i t h the t h i r d e x c i t e d s t a t e , the scavenging v a r y i n g as [ S c a v e n g e r ] η =1. Benzyl c h l o r i d e always d i s p l a y s Stern Volmer k i n e t i c s , even though i t i s an e l e c t r o n s c a v e n g e r . These d a t a are d i f f i c u l t to f i t i n w i t h the c o n v e n t i o n a l p i c t u r e i l l u s t r a t e d but other quenchers. If, u n l i k e other quenchers benzylchloride reacts e f f i c i e n t l y , both with high excited states a n d w i t h e l e c t r o n s , t h e n t h e d a t a may be e x p l a i n e d . I t remains f o r further studies to f u l l y elucidate t h i s point. 2

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