Our main interest
Ionization & Dissociation of water by fast charged particles (i.e.
ionizing radiation)
e
-
, H
+
, X
q+
, (hν) + H
2
O
In particular:
H
+
+ H
2
O
4 MeV
X
q+
+ H
2
O → H
2
O
+
+ e
-
+ X
q+
H
2
+
+ O
Does the H
2
+
actually come from water?