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Ultrafast Glimpses at Water and Ice

Published

Author(s)

Edwin J. Heilweil

Abstract

Recent literature reports of transient infrared hole-burning and spectroscopic measurements on water and ice are critically reviewed. Dynamical measurements on the femtosecond and picosecond timescales show anomalous vibrational relaxation temperature dependencies and crystalline-like structures that are identified within the inhomogeneous hydroxyl-stretching band of both water phases.
Citation
Science
Volume
283

Keywords

hydrogen bonding, ice, infrared, molecular dynamics, temperature dependence, transient IR spectroscopy, ultrafast, vibrational lifetime

Citation

Heilweil, E. (1999), Ultrafast Glimpses at Water and Ice, Science (Accessed April 23, 2024)
Created March 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017