Unimolecular reaction of NO2: Overlapping resonances, fluctuations, and the transition state

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 474-487

  Reid, Scott A ^a,b   Reisler, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DISSOCIATION THRESHOLD; EXCESS ENERGY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OVERLAPPING RESONANCES; TRANSITION STATE; UNIMOLECULAR DECOMPOSITION;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 0029679112     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp952843w     Document Type: Review

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