Evidence of the existence of the As4S6 molecule produced by light exposure of alacranite, As8S9

Bindi, Luca; Bonazzi, Paola; Chelazzi, Laura; Franceschini, Matteo M. N.; Lepore, Giovanni O.; Morana, Marta; Pratesi, Giovanni; Taddei, Alice; Zoppi, Matteo; Menchetti, Silvio

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