Femtosecond observation of a concerted chemical reaction

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Marvet, Una ^a   Dantus, Marcos ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030163368     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(96)00408-3     Document Type: Article

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