Photodissociation dynamics of Li(NH3)4: A velocity map imaging study

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Hopkins, W Scott ^a   Woodham, Alex P ^a   Tonge, Nicola M ^b   Ellis, Andrew M ^b   MacKenzie, Stuart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CLUSTERS; BARRIER HEIGHTS; BOND DISSOCIATION ENERGIES; DECAY CHANNELS; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; GASPHASE; GROUND ELECTRONIC STATE; INTERNAL CONVERSIONS; LOW-EXCITATION ENERGY; PHOTODISSOCIATION DYNAMICS; PHOTOFRAGMENTATION; PHOTOFRAGMENTS; PHOTOPRODUCTS; TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY; UPPER LIMITS; VELOCITY MAP IMAGING;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC STATES; EXCITED STATES; KINETIC ENERGY; PHOTODISSOCIATION;

LITHIUM;

EID: 79952964734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1015636     Document Type: Article

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