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The Role of Rydberg States in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

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    R. D. Levine

  3. The Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel

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Remacle, F., Levine, R.D. (1999). The Dynamics of Electron — Core Interaction in High Molecular Rydberg States. In: Sándorfy, C. (eds) The Role of Rydberg States in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry. Understanding Chemical Reactivity, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46938-3_12

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