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Title: Probing the Electronic Manifold of MgCl with Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy and Theory: (3) 2 Σ + and (4) 2 Σ + States
PAR ID:
10554879
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume:
128
Issue:
46
ISSN:
1089-5639
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: p. 9893-9903
Size(s):
p. 9893-9903
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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