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Formation of dissipative spatial structures during photolysis of halogen compounds

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  1. Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel

    M. Kagan, A. Levi & D. Avnir

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Kagan, M., Levi, A. & Avnir, D. Formation of dissipative spatial structures during photolysis of halogen compounds. Naturwissenschaften 69, 548–549 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00463508

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