State-selective photodissociation dynamics of formaldehyde: Near threshold studies of the H+HCO product channel

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Scott Hopkins, W ^a   Loock, Hans Peter ^a   Cronin, Bríd ^b   Nix, Michael G D ^b   Devine, Adam L ^b   Dixon, Richard N ^b   Ashfold, Michael N R ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN BONDS; KINETIC ENERGY; PHOTODISSOCIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; WAVELENGTH;

ATOM PHOTOFRAGMENT TRANSLATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLYSIS WAVELENGTHS; ROVIBRONIC TRANSITIONS; STATE SELECTIVE PHOTODISSOCIATION DYNAMICS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

EID: 34547900733     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2752160     Document Type: Article

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