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The excitation of the singlet and triplet π-electronic states of benzene and naphthalene by photons and by electrons is discussed in the light of recent experimental results, and suggests new techniques for the observation of these excited states.
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BIRKS, J., CHRISTOPHOROU, L. & HUEBNER, R. Excited Electronic States of Benzene and Naphthalene. Nature 217, 809–812 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217809a0
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