The calculation of the electron affinity of atoms and molecules

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-125

  Meunier, M ^a   Quirke, N ^a   Binesti, D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Alkanes; DMol; Electron affinity; Metastable states

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001007742     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029908022116     Document Type: Article

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