Infrared laser spectroscopy of the CH 3OO radical formed from the reaction of CH 3 and O 2 within a helium nanodroplet

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 116, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 5299-5304

  Morrison, Alexander M ^a   Agarwal, Jay ^a   Schaefer, Henry F ^a   Douberly, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND ORIGINS; BOND ENERGIES; GASPHASE; HELIUM ATOM; HELIUM NANODROPLETS; HIGH-LEVEL AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; METHYL RADICAL; NANODROPLET; PEROXY RADICALS; ROTATIONAL CONSTANTS;

DROPS; INFRARED LASERS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY;

HELIUM;

EID: 84861869350     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3026368     Document Type: Article

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