Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution and Ergodicity of Biomolecular Dissociation

Principles of Mass Spectrometry Applied to Biomolecules

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 239-275

  Lifshitz, Chava ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomolecules protein size and nonergodic behavior potential; Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution; Ionization and excitation of biomolecules

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES;

BIO-MOLECULAR; ERGODICITY; INTRAMOLECULAR VIBRATIONAL ENERGY REDISTRIBUTIONS; PROTEIN SIZE;

IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

EID: 84889770686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/047005042X.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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