Coherent control of chemical reactions

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1007-1016

  Gordon, Robert J ^a   Zhu, Langchi ^a   Seideman, Tamar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRIODIC ACID; IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033385173     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar970119l     Document Type: Article

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