The Raman electron spin-lattice relaxation process for diatomic molecules

Autor: C.H.M. Meyer, W. van Toledo, P. Box, J.C.M. Sprenkels, W.Th. Wenckebach, J.C. Voorhoeve, L. Korstanje, G.D.F. van Velzen
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Physica B+C. 145:101-110
ISSN: 0378-4363
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4363(87)90071-4
Popis: In a previous paper we have calculated the theoretical temperature and angular dependence of the electron spin-lattice relaxation rate due to Raman processes for diatomic molecules. In this paper it is shown that these processes caused by normal lattice modes and resonance modes give a good explanation of the measured relaxation times of O−2 molecules in Ca(OH)2. For high temperatures (T > 6K) the relaxation is caused by the librational Raman process due to lattice modes with a T9 temperature dependence. The relaxation at lower temperatures is dominated by a Raman process due to resonance modes. The relaxation rate is then proportional to exp ( h ω r kT ) ( exp ( h ω r kT ) − 1) 2 and the frequency of the resonance mode ωr is approximately 2 K.
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