Neutron flow exposure as a test for survival of Artemia salina spores.
Live and heat-inactivated Artemia salina spores (samples with the same mass and filling density) were exposed to a flow of thermal neutrons from a (252)Cf radioactive source at an equivalent dose power of about 1 microSv/h. Irradiation led to a 4-fold acceleration of nauplius development and to modification of the element profiles of live spores. The difference between absorption/diffusion of thermal neutrons by live and dead spores was revealed.
Matveeva
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Laboratory of Applied Hydrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, State Oceanographic Institute, Russian Hydrometeocenter, Moscow, Russia.
Smirnov
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AN
Vodennikov
B D
BD
Popov
I M
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Semenov
D S
DS
Kolesnikov
M V
MV
Syroeshkin
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AV
D000818:Animals; D001156:Artemia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D018533:Biomass; D002142:Californium; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009502:Neutrons; D013170:Spores / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects
D002142:Californium