Searching for solvent cavities via electron photodetachment: The ultrafast charge-transfer-to-solvent dynamics of sodide in a series of ether solvents

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Larsen, Molly C ^a,b   Schwartz, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SOLVENTS; CHARGE-TRANSFER-TO-SOLVENT; CONTACT PAIR; DIETHYL ETHERS; DIGLYMES; ELECTRON PHOTODETACHMENT; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; EXCESS ELECTRONS; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; GASPHASE; NA ATOMS; PARTIAL EJECTION; PHOTO-DETACHMENT; SOLVENT CAVITY; STRUCTURE OF LIQUIDS; TETRAHYDROFURANS; ULTRA-FAST; VALENCE ELECTRON;

ELECTRONS; ETHERS; GALERKIN METHODS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROBES; SODIUM; SOLVENTS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 70449348543     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3245864     Document Type: Article

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