AbstractResults presented from recent space flight BION 9 show biological effects of different LET-classes of HZE-particles in different target regions of the seed (meristem and the whole embryo) of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heyhn.. HZE-one hit events and non-hit events, i.e. only hit by the low-LET background radiation, and their combined effects on the biological damage endpoint lethality are distinguished. This procedure is opening the opportunity of an approach to comparative studies of the biological effects induced by cosmic HZE-particles of different LET-ranges interacting in the complex cosmic radiation spectrum and with other space flight conditions.


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    Title :

    Biophysical effect of cosmic heavy ions of distinct let-classes in a plant model system


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    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 14 , 10 ; 1021-1026


    Publication date :

    1994-01-01


    Size :

    6 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English