Probing Quantum Solvation with Infrared Spectroscopy: Infrared Activity Induced in Solid Parahydrogen by N2 and Ar Dopants

Abstract

We present high-resolution infrared absorption spectra of solid parahydrogen matrices containing low concentrations of N2 or Ar impurities. The spectra reveal dopant-induced absorption features that acquire infrared activity through short-range isotropic vibrational transition dipole moments arising from dopant-H2 intermolecular interactions. These dopant-induced features provide new insights into the perturbation of the vibron bands of the H2 matrix by chemical impurities, and thus into the physics of solvation in a quantum solid.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 06, 2001
Accession Number
ADA410903

Entities

People

  • David T. Anderson
  • Mario E. Fajardo
  • Robert J. Hinde
  • Simon Tam

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplitude
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Dipole Moments
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • High Resolution
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Intensity
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
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Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing