Ultrafast energy transfer between water molecules

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-142

  Jahnke, T ^a   Sann, H ^a   Havermeier, T ^a   Kreidi, K ^a   Stuck, C ^a   Meckel, M ^a   Schoffler M ^b   Neumann, N ^a   Wallauer, R ^a   Voss, S ^a   Czasch, A ^a   Jagutzki, O ^a   Malakzadeh, A ^a   Afaneh, F ^c   Weber, Th ^b   Schmidt Bocking H ^a   Dorner R ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULES; RADIATION DAMAGE;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL MATTER; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; EXCITED MOLECULES; HYDROGEN BRIDGES; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; SOURCE OF ELECTRONS;

DIMERS;

EID: 76449098914     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1498     Document Type: Article

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