Wavelength-dependent photolysis of C3-C7 aldehydes in the 280-330 nm region

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 467-478

  Zhu, Lei ^a   Tang, Yongxin ^a   Chen, Yunqing ^a   Cronin, Thomas ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption cross sections; Aldehydes; Cavity ring down spectroscopy; Photodissociation rate and lifetime; Photolysis; Radical quantum yields

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149088792     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010903267195     Document Type: Article

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