- Award ID(s):
- 1703662
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10096880
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Volume:
- 150
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0021-9606
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 041712
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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