The stereodynamics of a gas-surface reaction

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5322, 1997, Pages 80-82

  Hou, H ^a   Guiding, S J ^b   Rettner, C T ^a   Wodtke, A M ^b   Auerbach, D J ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEUTERIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISSOCIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030867867     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5322.80     Document Type: Article

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