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Title: Direct Measurement of the Selective Microwave-Induced Heating of Agglomerates of Dipolar Molecules: The Origin of and Parameters Controlling a Microwave Specific Superheating Effect
Award ID(s):
1665029 1726534
NSF-PAR ID:
10289573
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume:
125
Issue:
8
ISSN:
1520-6106
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2146 to 2156
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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