Dipole and Oscillator Strengths of Chromophores in Solution

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 492-496

  Knox, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENT; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; OSCILLATOR; PREDICTION; VACUUM; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0038266113     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)077<0492:DAOSOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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