RADIATION CHEMISTRY 2010 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE JULY 18-23

Conference · Fri Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2010

OSTI ID:1028624

Orlando, Thomas

The 2010 Gordon Conference on Radiation Chemistry will present cutting edge research regarding the study of radiation-induced chemical transformations. Radiation Chemistry or 'high energy' chemistry is primarily initiated by ionizing radiation: i.e. photons or particles with energy sufficient to create conduction band electrons and 'holes', excitons, ionic and neutral free radicals, highly excited states, and solvated electrons. These transients often interact or 'react' to form products vastly different than those produced under thermal equilibrium conditions. The non-equilibrium, non-thermal conditions driving radiation chemistry exist in plasmas, star-forming regions, the outer solar system, nuclear reactors, nuclear waste repositories, radiation-based medical/clinical treatment centers and in radiation/materials processing facilities. The 2010 conference has a strong interdisciplinary flavor with focus areas spanning (1) the fundamental physics and chemistry involved in ultrafast (atto/femtosecond) energy deposition events, (2) radiation-induced processes in biology (particularly spatially resolved studies), (3) radiation-induced modification of materials at the nanoscale and cosmic ray/x-ray mediated processes in planetary science/astrochemistry. While the conference concentrates on fundamental science, topical applied areas covered will also include nuclear power, materials/polymer processing, and clinical/radiation treatment in medicine. The Conference will bring together investigators at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present work in poster format or as contributors to the Young Investigator session. The program and format provides excellent avenues to promote cross-disciplinary collaborations.

• Research Organization: Gordon Research Conferences, Kingston, RI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: SC0004936
• OSTI ID: 1028624
• Report Number(s): DOE/Radiation Chemistry; TRN: US1200502
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2010, RADIATION CHEMISTRY, Academy, Andover, New Hampshire, July 18-23
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
ELECTRONS
EXCITED STATES
EXCITONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEDICINE
MODIFICATIONS
NUCLEAR POWER
PHOTONS
PHYSICS
PROCESSING
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADICALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTORS
SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLVATED ELECTRONS
THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM
TRANSFORMATIONS
TRANSIENTS