Simulation of the photodynamics of azobenzene on its first excited state: Comparison of full multiple spawning and surface hopping treatments

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Toniolo, A ^a,b   Ciminelli, C ^a   Persico, M ^a   Martinez T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; PHOTODYNAMICS; SURFACE HOPPING (SH) METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOMERIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUANTUM THEORY;

BENZENE;

EID: 29244476562     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2134705     Document Type: Article

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