Photoinitiated decomposition of HNCO near the H+NCO threshold: Centrifugal barriers and channel competition

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 10774-10783

  Zyrianov, M ^a   Sanov, A ^a,b   Droz Georget, Th ^a,c   Reisler, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0001339771     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.478998     Document Type: Article

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