Time-resolved (CW) electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy: An overview of the technique and its use in organic photochemistry

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-81

  Forbes, Malcolm D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0031050581     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb01879.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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