Ядерна фізика та енергетика Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy   ISSN: 1818-331X (Print), 2074-0565 (Online)   Publisher: Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   Languages: Ukrainian, English   Periodicity: 4 times per year   Open access peer reviewed journal

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V. T. Maslyuk^1,*, N. I. Svatiuk¹, N. V. Boyko², S. A. Burmey², O. I. Simkanych², O. O. Grabar², O. M. Pop¹, O. B. Tarnai¹, M. V. Goshovskyi¹, J. Y. Hainish<sup>1

1</sup> Institute of Electronic Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
² State Higher Educational Institution “Uzhhorod National University”, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: volodymyr.maslyuk@gmail.com

Abstract: The results of a complex study of the influence of nuclear radiation on the physical and chemical properties of distilled water, aqueous solutions of saccharides, ethyl alcohol, and their biological activity are presented. Irradiation was carried out on the M-30 microtron electron accelerator (12.5 MeV) and on isotope radiation stands based on ²⁴¹Am, ¹³⁷Cs, and ²⁴⁰Pu, which generate mixed nuclear radiation. The temporal evolution of chemical indicators and optical and frequency characteristics of electrical parameters of irradiated water environments are discussed. The selective biological effect of irradiated compounds on test microorganisms from different phylogenetic groups was established.

Keywords: irradiation, water, glucose/sucrose, alcohol, solutions, microtron M-30, isotopic sources, physic-chemical changes, biological activity.

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