Author : Richard J. Saykally
Release : 1991
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Book Synopsis Structures, Properties, and Dynamics of Metal Clusters from Infrared Laser Spectroscopy by : Richard J. Saykally
Download or read book Structures, Properties, and Dynamics of Metal Clusters from Infrared Laser Spectroscopy written by Richard J. Saykally. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two new types of infrared spectrometers have been developed for the study of gas-phase cluster species. A tunable far-infrared (FIR) laser was combined with an apparatus for producing planar supersonic beams of laser vaporized clusters, and used in the measurement of the 64.1 cm-1 bending vibration of c sub 3. A mid-IR diode laser system was constructed with a similar cluster source, and used in studies of the C sub 4, C sub 5, C sub 7, and C sub 9 clusters. Structures and internal dynamics of the clusters were determined. Extensions to metal cluster systems are currently underway. A new type of spectrometer was developed for measuring electronic spectra of supersonic metal clusters. Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (CRLAS) was utilized in a study of the Cu sub 3 cluster in the initial application of the method.