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Title: The Role of Ion Rotation in Ion Mobility: Ultrahigh-Precision Prediction of Ion Mobility Dependence on Ion Mass Distribution and Translational to Rotational Energy Transfer
Award ID(s):
2203968 1904879
NSF-PAR ID:
10431454
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume:
127
Issue:
25
ISSN:
1089-5639
Page Range / eLocation ID:
5458 to 5469
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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