A five-dimensional potential-energy surface for the rotational excitation of SO2 by H2 at low temperatures

A Spielfiedel1, M-L Senent, F Dayou

  • 1Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, CNRS UMR 8112, 5 Place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France. annie.spielfiedel@obspm.fr

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