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- noun chemistry the
dissociation of amolecule following theabsorption of aphoton
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Examples
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After we ordered she turned her head, listening as fragments of conversation — words like "photodissociation" and "cryptoendelithic" and, yes, "ecopoiesis" — spilled over from crowded tables, journalists rehearsing the jargon for their next day's work or just struggling to understand it.
Spin 2005
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The HO, O1D or Cl, or Br from photodissociation of halons, reacts with methane, CH4, to produce methyl radicals, CH3.
Passing Gas EliRabett 2010
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There are two photodissociation channels, one to H + HCO, the other to H2 +CO.
Passing Gas EliRabett 2010
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Since the later drives the Chapman cycle the ozone-oxygen process as well as photodissociation of CFCs, finding an 11 year cycle in CFC production proves nothing, and simple correlations are not going to do the job, but it is hard to slow Qing Bing down.
Archive 2010-01-01 EliRabett 2010
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Since the later drives the Chapman cycle the ozone-oxygen process as well as photodissociation of CFCs, finding an 11 year cycle in CFC production proves nothing, and simple correlations are not going to do the job, but it is hard to slow Qing Bing down.
Commander Coincidence EliRabett 2010
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As I understand it, one of the things that tends to destroy water on the Moon is photodissociation by sunlight- but since the cave is so dark and deep that is not going to be as much of a problem.
Kaguya Discovers a Lava Tube on the Moon | Universe Today 2009
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It lost them early in its history, however, because of rapid photodissociation of water vapor followed by escape of hydrogen to space.
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They investigated their structure using experimental techniques such as mass-selected resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy, infrared-ultraviolet double resonance spectroscopy, and infrared photodissociation spectroscopy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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They investigated their structure using experimental techniques such as mass-selected resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy, infrared-ultraviolet double resonance spectroscopy, and infrared photodissociation spectroscopy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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They investigated their structure using experimental techniques such as mass-selected resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy, infrared-ultraviolet double resonance spectroscopy, and infrared photodissociation spectroscopy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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