[The behavior of inulin in aqueous solutions under exposure to gamma radiation]

Radiochemical transformations of inulin in aqueous solutions, in air, in the presence of inert gases, helium, nitrogen, and in nitrous oxide exposed to various doses of 60Co gamma irradiation were investigated. It was shown that interactions of inulin with OH radicals are principally responsible for radiolytic decomposition of inulin. The data on radiolysis of more simple model systems were used to make available decomposition of absorption spectra of gamma-irradiated aerated aqueous solution of inulin.