Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5376281 | Chemical Physics | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The inelastic scattering of low energy electrons from liquid glycerol has been studied. For the first time, electron energy loss spectra of liquids are sufficiently well resolved to permit the identification of vibrations corresponding to individual bonds, namely the C-H and O-H stretching vibrations in glycerol. The angular distribution of the specular peak is very broad, indicating the absence of long-range order at the surface of the liquid. The measurement of the loss signals as a function of the primary electron energy suggests a hybrid mechanism of excitation. The excitation mechanism for the O-H vibration has a stronger impact character as compared to the C-H vibration. A negative ion resonance of glycerol is found at a primary energy of 8Â eV. The signal intensities measured as a function of the specular angle of the electron beam appear to be influenced by the angular dependence of the dipole and impact scattering cross-section and a possible preferred orientation of the C-H and O-H groups at the surface of the liquid.
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Authors
Thomas Krebs, Gunther Andersson, Harald Morgner,