Dynamics of electron solvation in molecular clusters

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 769-777

  Ehrler, Oli T ^a,b   Neumark, Daniel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 67649238661     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800263z     Document Type: Article

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