Discerning vibronic molecular dynamics using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6748, 1999, Pages 52-54

  Blanchet, Valérle ^a   Zglerski, Marek Z ^a   Seldeman, Tamar ^a   Stolow, Albert ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033517273     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/43410     Document Type: Article

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