Rotational motion of cyclic ether molecules in clathrate hydrates studied by neutron scattering. II. Inelastic scattering by ethylene oxide

W. Wegener, J. Vanderhaeghen, S. Hautecler, L. van Gerven

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    Abstract

    Clathrate hydrates are inclusion compounds in which guest molecules are encaged by a H2O host lattice. A structure has been found in the inelastic part of the energy spectra of neutrons scattered by ethylene oxide clathrate deuterate at 30 K. After transformation to effective frequency distributions, three peaks are clearly visible and two possible assignments to librations of the ethylene oxide guest molecules around their principal axes (z being the polar axis) are given.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)71-75
    Number of pages5
    JournalPhysica B+C
    Volume95
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 1978

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Engineering

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