Femtosecond transient absorption studies of diphenylpolyenes. Direct detection of S2 → S1 radiationless conversion in diphenylhexatriene and diphenyloctatetraene

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 276, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 430-434

  Yee, W Atom ^a   O'Neil, Robert H ^b   Lewis, James W ^b   Zhang, Jin Z ^b   Kliger, David S ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031587254     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(97)00842-7     Document Type: Article

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