Orientational dynamics in supercooled liquids near T(c) and comparison with ideal mode-coupling theory
Orientational dynamics in supercooled salol and ortho-terphenyl were measured near their critical temperatures, T(c), with optical Kerr effect experiments spanning a very broad range of times. Above T(c), the decays are shown to be in excellent agreement with the master curve predicted by ideal mode...
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Published in | Physical review letters Vol. 84; no. 11; p. 2437 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
13.03.2000
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Summary: | Orientational dynamics in supercooled salol and ortho-terphenyl were measured near their critical temperatures, T(c), with optical Kerr effect experiments spanning a very broad range of times. Above T(c), the decays are shown to be in excellent agreement with the master curve predicted by ideal mode-coupling theory when higher order terms are included. Between the critical decay and the von Schweidler power laws, the intermediate time range of the data can be modeled by a power law. This intermediate power law, located at 2<t<10 ps to 500 ps (depending on temperature), shows a significant temperature dependence with a power law exponent of approximately -1 below T(c). |
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ISSN: | 1079-7114 |