Vibrational cooling after ultrafast photoisomerization of azobenzene measured by femtosecond infrared spectroscopy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 519-529

  Hamm, P ^a   Ohline, S M ^a,b   Zinth, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0000171168     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473392     Document Type: Article

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