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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Vibrational Dynamics in Disordered Molecular Crystals by Picosecond Coherent Raman and Photon Echo Spectroscopies (Exciton, Low Temperature)

Abstract

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An understanding of vibrational dynamics in complex molecules is a fundamental problem in chemical physics and is important for discerning how vibrational relaxation effects actual chemical reaction rates. The natural states of a pure crystal, however, are delocalized excitons and are described by the language of solid state physics. In this thesis the important processes involved in vibrational exciton (vibron) dynamics are differentiated by investigating vibron relaxation in isotopically and chemically disordered crystals at low temperature by picosecond time-delayed Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (psCARS) and photon echo spectroscopy (PE).

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Chemical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Chronister, Eric Lee

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8600150
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77312

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2026-07-22
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citation

Chronister, Eric Lee. Vibrational Dynamics in Disordered Molecular Crystals by Picosecond Coherent Raman and Photon Echo Spectroscopies (Exciton, Low Temperature). Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77312