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Chromium Photophysics – A Prototypical Case History

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Science, in general, and chemistry in particular advances by methods that are difficult to codify. The availability of theories (models) and instrumentation play an important role but indefinable motivations to study individual phenomena are also involved. The area of chromium photophysics has a rich history that spans 150 years. A case history of the progression from the natural history stage to its present state reveals the way in which several factors that are common to much physical science research interact.

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Forster, L.S. Chromium Photophysics – A Prototypical Case History. Found Chem 8, 243–254 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-006-9017-7

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