Title: photoradiation catalysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - photoradiation catalysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14060
Status: current

Definition
Radiation catalysis under conditions not allowing a distinction between the effect of ultraviolet, visible, or infrared and of ionising radiation as well as the case in which the ionising radiation alone generates emission of chemically active light (e.g., the "Cherenkov" light emission).

Related Term
- Radiation catalysis: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14067

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 975 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)

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Citation: Citation: 'photoradiation catalysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14060
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