Ultrafast studies of the photodissociation of the acetone 3s Rydberg state at 195 nm: Formation and unimolecular dissociation of the acetyl radical

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 6652-6659

  Owrutsky, J C ^a   Baronavski, A P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 11744353385     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476080     Document Type: Article

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