Photodissociation dynamics of (C6H6)3+: Role of the extra benzene molecule weakly bound to the dimer core

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3971-3982

  Ohashi, Kazuhiko ^a   Nishi, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

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EID: 0001112157     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476996     Document Type: Article

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