Communication: The H2@C60 inelastic neutron scattering selection rule: Expanded and explained

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 143; no. 10; p. 101104
• Main Author: Poirier, Bill
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 14.09.2015
• Subjects: Buckminsterfullerene; Eigenvectors; Forbidden transitions; Fullerenes; Group theory; Inelastic scattering; Neutron scattering; Neutrons

Recently [M. Xu et al., J. Chem. Phys. 139, 064309 (2013)], an unexpected selection rule was discovered for the title system, contradicting the previously held belief that inelastic neutron scattering (INS) is not subject to any selection rules. Moreover, the newly predicted forbidden transitions, w...