Wave packet dynamics in triplet states of Na2 attached to helium nanodroplets

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 111, Issue 31, 2007, Pages 7537-7541

  Claas, Patrick ^a   Droppelmann, Georg ^a   Schulz, Claus Peter ^b   Mudrich, Marcel ^c   Stienkemeier, Frank ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATE; HELIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; WAVE PACKETS;

HELIUM NANODROPLET ISOLATION (HENDI); HELIUM NANODROPLETS; VIBRATIONAL WAVE PACKETS; WAVE PACKET DYNAMICS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34548015248     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp070893i     Document Type: Article

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