Anisotropy of photofragment recoil as a function of dissociation lifetime, excitation frequency, rotational level, and rotational constant

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Kim, Hahkjoon ^a   Dooley, Kristin S ^a   North, Simon W ^a   Hall, Gregory E ^b   Houston, P L ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION FREQUENCY; PHOTOFRAGMENT RECOIL; ROTATIONAL CONSTANTS; ROTATIONAL LEVELS;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTODISSOCIATION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33749493566     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2216708     Document Type: Article

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