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Collision-induced Raman scattering by rare-gas atoms: The isotropic spectrum of Ne-Ne and its mean polarizability

Florent Rachet1, Sophie Dixneuf2, Michael Chrysos1

  • 1LUNAM Université, Université d'Angers, CNRS UMR 6200, Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers, France.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
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