THE GEMINATE ELECTRON-ION PAIRS GENERATED BY IONIZING-RADIATION IN NONPOLAR HYDROCARBON GLASSES - THE RECOMBINATION, POLARIZATION AND SEPARATION PROCESSES

Nonpolar hydrocarbons, being at low temperatures in a glass state, are the 'classic' model system to study nonpolar organic molecules radiol ysis peculiarities due to their accessibility to investigations by opt ic and electric methods. Presently a great deal of experimental data h as been collected for the hydrocarbon glasses, what permits one to mak e some quantitative estimations of applicability of various theories. Between these substances 3-methylpentane takes up a special place. In the review the recombination, polarisation and separation of electron- ion pairs generated by ionising radiation. Bibliography - 163 referenc es.