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Title: Understanding and Representing the Distinct Kinetics Induced by Reactive Collisions of Rovibrationally Excited Ephemeral Complexes across Reactive Collider Mole Fractions and Pressures
Award ID(s):
1706252
PAR ID:
10303960
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume:
124
Issue:
52
ISSN:
1089-5639
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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