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Table 2.

Initiation reaction rate constants, k_I, for different monomers that are used in gel dosimeters (in l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹). The letters a–d give the reference in which the value is quoted.

Monomer	e_āq	OH^•	H^•
AAm	2.2 × 10¹⁰ ^(a)	5.9 × 10⁹ ^(a)	3.1 × 10¹⁰ ^(a)
Bis	2.8 × 10¹⁰ ^(b)	? ^(e)	? ^(e)
Acrylic acid	2.4 × 10¹⁰ ^(a)	1.5 × 10⁹ ^(a)	3.3 × 10⁹ ^(a)
Methacrylic acid	1.9 × 10¹⁰ ^(a)	–	–
Hydroxyethylacrylate	7.5 × 10¹⁰ ^(c)	1.1 × 10¹⁰ ^(c)	–
N-Vinylpirolidone	1.6 × 10¹⁰ ^(a)	7.3 × 10⁹ ^(a)	–
Poly(ethyl glycol) diacrylate	1.7 × 10¹⁰ ^(d)	3.0 × 10¹⁰ ^(d)	–

^(a)

Buxton et al (1988),

^(b)

Panajkar et al (1995),

^(c)

Safrani and Wojnarovits (1993),

^(d)

Kozicki et al (2002),

^(e)

Kozicki et al (2003).