The role of metal ions in X-ray-induced photochemistry
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- 11 January 2016
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Chemistry
- Vol. 8 (3) , 237-241
Abstract
Metal centres play an important role in the damage to biomolecules caused by radiation, but the respective microscopic mechanisms are unknown. Now it is shown that the absorption of X-rays by a metal ion leads to an intricate chain of ultrafast relaxation steps that results in the complete degradation of the metal's local environment.Keywords
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