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Laser Femtochemistry

Zewail, Ahmed H.·1988·Science

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Femtochemistry is concerned with the very act of the molecular motion that brings about chemistry, chemical bond breaking, or bond formation on the femtosecond (10 -15 second) time scale. With lasers it is now possible to record snapshots of chemical reactions with sub-angstrom resolution. This strobing of the transition-state region between reagents and products provides real time observations that are fundamental to understanding the dynamics of the chemical bond.

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Authors
Zewail, A. H.
Venue
Science
Published
1988-12-23
Volume
242
Issue
4886
Pages
1645-1653
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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713
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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