Coherent dynamics of halogen molecules in rare gas solids

Coherent Vibrational Dynamics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 173-221

  Gühr, Markus ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420017519     Document Type: Chapter

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