Quantum yield for H atom formation in the methane dissociation after photoexcitation at the Lyman-α (121.6 nm) wavelength

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Brownsword, R A ^a   Hillenkamp, M ^a   Laurent, T ^a   Vatsa, R K ^a,b   Volpp, H R ^a   Wolfrum, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

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EID: 0031581741     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2614(96)01526-6     Document Type: Article

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