Ultraviolet photolysis of adenine: Dissociation via the 1πσ state

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Nix, Michael G D ^a   Devine, Adam L ^a   Cronin, Bríd ^a   Ashfold, Michael N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; EXCITATION ENERGY; KINETIC ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTODISSOCIATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; MULTIPHOTON DISSOCIATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE; TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY RELEASE (TKER);

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ADENINE; ARGON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADENINE; ARGON; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34047137219     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2712843     Document Type: Article

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