Crossed beam investigation of elementary reactions relevant to the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-like molecules in extraterrestrial environments

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 483-492

  Kaiser, R I ^a,b   Asvany, O ^a,b   Lee, Y T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0000029717     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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