A phase space theory for roaming reactions

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 7631-7642

  Andrews, Duncan U ^a   Kable, Scott H ^a   Jordan, Meredith J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION DYNAMICS; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; PHASE SPACE THEORIES; REDUCED-DIMENSIONAL; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS; TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY; VIBRATIONAL TEMPERATURE;

PHASE SPACE METHODS; PHOTOLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

DISSOCIATION;

EID: 84882293508     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405582z     Document Type: Article

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