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Of Excited States Again

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Photochemistry

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Some generalizations about photochemistry appear too restricted at present. Multiple photon absorption/emission, photon upconversion, conversion of excited states before thermalization, and ultrafast processes are not as rare as previously thought and may have important applications.

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  1. Organic Chemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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Albini, A. (2016). Of Excited States Again. In: Photochemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47977-3_7

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