A Monte Carlo Simulation Study of L-band Emission upon Gamma Radiolysis of Water

Several studies have confirmed visible light and ultraviolet emission during water molecule radiolysis.However radiofrequency (RF) emissions have been scarcely investigated.This simulation study has revealed that the gamma radiolysis of water creates excited hydrogen atoms which emit radio recombination Lband (1 GHz to 2 GHz) radio waves of sufficient strength that a radio-imaging device can detect.The physical and physicochemical stages of radiolysis of water have been modeled via application of Monte Carlo simulation techniques up to 1ps from the onset of gamma photon interaction with water molecules.