Quantum dynamics study of photoexcited aniline

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 7298-7307

  Wang, F ^a   Neville, S P ^b   Wang, R ^a   Worth, G A ^b  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; HAMILTONIANS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA; EXPERIMENTAL SPECTRA; HERZBERG-TELLER EFFECT; MODEL HAMILTONIANS; PHOTOINDUCED DYNAMICS; QUANTUM DYNAMICS; VIBRATIONAL STRUCTURES; VIBRONIC COUPLING;

ANILINE;

EID: 84882424418     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401116c     Document Type: Article

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