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Science 22 February 1985:
Vol. 227. no. 4689, pp. 895 - 901
DOI: 10.1126/science.227.4689.895
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Understanding Molecular Dynamics Quantum-State by Quantum-State

Warren D. Lawrance 1, C. Bradley Moore 2, and Hrvoje Petek 3

1 Adolf C. and Mary Sprague Miller Institute postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and a guest scientist at the Materials and Molecular Research Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720.
2 Professor and chairman of the Chemistry Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty senior scientist with the Materials and Molecular Research Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
3 National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department at the University of California, Berkeley.

It is now possible to resolve completely the initial and final quantum states in chemical processes. Spectra of reactive intermediates, of highly vibrationally excited molecules, and even of molecules in the process of falling apart have been recorded. This information has led to greater understanding of the molecular structure and dynamics of small gas-phase molecules. Many of the concepts and spectroscopic techniques that have been developed will be valuable throughout chemistry.


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