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Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol

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Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol. / Jones, Nykola C.; Hoffmann, Søren Vrønning; Field, David.

In: Molecular Physics, Vol. 113, No. 15-16, 09.2015, p. 2197-2203.

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Harvard

Jones, NC, Hoffmann, SV & Field, D 2015, 'Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol', Molecular Physics, vol. 113, no. 15-16, pp. 2197-2203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1018358

APA

Jones, N. C., Hoffmann, S. V., & Field, D. (2015). Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol. Molecular Physics, 113(15-16), 2197-2203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1018358

CBE

Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, Field D. 2015. Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol. Molecular Physics. 113(15-16):2197-2203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1018358

MLA

Jones, Nykola C., Søren Vrønning Hoffmann, and David Field. "Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol". Molecular Physics. 2015, 113(15-16). 2197-2203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1018358

Vancouver

Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, Field D. Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol. Molecular Physics. 2015 Sep;113(15-16):2197-2203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1018358

Author

Jones, Nykola C. ; Hoffmann, Søren Vrønning ; Field, David. / Chiral recognition in electron scattering by S- and R-2-butanol. In: Molecular Physics. 2015 ; Vol. 113, No. 15-16. pp. 2197-2203.

Bibtex

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