Re: Tissue ionization by UV

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Mike,

This may be helpful



http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q2111.html



--- Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@LANL.GOV> wrote:

> 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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