Dynamical quenching of laser-induced dissociations of heteronuclear diatomic molecules in intense infrared fields

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4737-4749

  Abou Rachid, Hakima ^b   Nguyen Dang, T Tung ^b   Atabek, O ^a  

^a Lab de Photophysique Molec   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000909632     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.478361     Document Type: Article

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