Underscreening and related phenomena in concentrated electrolytes
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We propose a heuristic model of underscreening phenomenon in high density Coulomb systems, such as concentrated electrolytes and electron hole conglomerates under ultra high dose rate (UHDR) radiation in biological tissues. It explains the data on screening length $L$ increasing with charge particle concentration and offers additional insights in understanding the conductivity and reduction potential of concentrated electrolytes. Also, it validates our current understanding of the FLASH radiation treatment of tumors (FLASH-RT) perceived as an analogous system. The underlying physics is that mutual binding creates diffusion barriers which suppress the concentration of mobile particles thus increasing the screening length. Also, they slow down the rates of chemical reactions responsible for generation of biologically active radicals which explains the sparing effect observed under UHDR.
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