Molecular alignment from femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron angular distributions: Nonperturbative calculations on NO

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-155

  Althorpe, Stuart C ^a   Seideman, Tamar ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000938503     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.478090     Document Type: Article

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