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Modeling the infrared cascade spectra of small PAHs: the 11.2 μm band

Cameron J Mackie1,2, Alessandra Candian3, Timothy J Lee4

  • 1Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA.

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