Radiation Damage to DNA: The Indirect Effect of Low-Energy ...
pubs.acs.org › doi › 10Feb 19, 2013 · We report the effect of the DNA hydration level on damage yields induced by soft X-rays and photoemitted low-energy electrons (LEEs) in thin films of plasmid DNA irradiated in N2 at atmospheric pressure under different humidity levels. Contrary to a dilute solution of DNA, the number of H2O molecules per nucleotide (Γ) in these films can be varied from Γ = 2.5 to ∼33, where Γ ≤ 20 ...