ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Neutron scattering spectra from methane molecules adsorbed on a surface of graphite were observed by Newbery et al. They found four inelastic peaks in the temperature range lower than 30°K and assigned them to transitions between rotational tunneling states of methane molecules. This system was investigated by introducing both the interaction between methane molecules and that between a methane molecule and carbon atoms of graphite in order to explain the observed spectrum. It is shown that the system can be analyzed in terms of an effective field with tetrahedral symmetry.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560180239