Oxidation reactions by radicals constitute a very important class of chemical reactions in
solution. Radiation Chemistry methods allow producing, in a controlled way, very reactive …

Despite the high stability of bulk water, water microdroplets possess strikingly different
properties, such as the presence of hydroxyl radicals (OH⋅) at the air–water interface …

Elementary processes associated with ionization of liquid water provide a framework for
understanding radiation-matter interactions in chemistry and biology. Although numerous …

Proton transfer is one of the most fundamental events in aqueous-phase chemistry and an
emblematic case of coupled ultrafast electronic and structural dynamics,. Disentangling …

Ionizing rays cause damage to genomes, proteins, and signaling pathways that normally
regulate cell activity, with harmful consequences such as accelerated aging, tumors, and …

The radiolysis of water is ubiquitous in nature and plays a critical role in numerous
biochemical and technological applications. Although the elementary reaction pathways for …

The position of electronic energy levels in a phase depends on the surface potentials at its
boundaries. Bringing two phases in contact at an interface will alter the surface potentials …

Upon ionization, water forms a highly acidic radical cation H2O+· that undergoes ultrafast
proton transfer (PT)—a pivotal step in water radiation chemistry, initiating the production of …

Electron dynamics in water are of fundamental importance for a broad range of phenomena,–
, but their real-time study faces numerous conceptual and methodological challenges …

The ultrafast structural dynamics of water following inner-shell ionization is a crucial issue in
high-energy radiation chemistry. We have exposed isolated water molecules to a short x-ray …