Vibrational and electronic excitations of H2O on thymine films induced by low-energy electrons

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 11289-11295

  Cho, W ^a   Michaud, M ^a   Sanche, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONDENSATION; DNA; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY; THIN FILMS;

ENERGY SHIFT; HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON-ENERGY LOSS (EEL) SPECTROSCOPY; THYMINE FILMS; VIBRATIONAL EXCITATIONS;

WATER;

FREE RADICAL; THYMINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BIOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; FREE RADICALS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THYMINE; WATER;

EID: 11144251222     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1814057     Document Type: Article

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