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Neutron flow exposure as a test for survival of Artemia salina spores
I S Matveeva1, A N Smirnov, B D Vodennikov
1Laboratory of Applied Hydrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, State Oceanographic Institute, Russian Hydrometeocenter, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
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.
