Re: Tissue ionization by UV

[Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@LANL.GOV>]

At 03:37 PM 06/19/2004, daleboyce@charter.net wrote:

>I am trying to find data on the ionization of tissue by UV light i.e. what

>fraction of the energy of UV incident on tissue goes into ionization.



the best information I have found indicates that the chemistry of sun 

tanning mostly involves molecular excitation rather than ionization. 

However, I don't mind being contradicted, and anyway I would be interested 

in learning more.



mike

Mike McNaughton

Los Alamos National Lab.

email: mcnaught@LANL.gov or mcnaughton@LANL.gov

phone: 505-667-6130



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