Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Vibrational Phase Relaxation along the Critical Isochore of Nitrogen : The Role of Local Density Fluctuations

dc.creatorRoychowdhury, Swapan
dc.creatorBagchi, Biman
dc.date2002-10-08
dc.date2003-01-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:48:13Z
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dc.descriptionVibrational dephasing of nitrogen molecule is known to show highly interesting anomalies near its gas-liquid critical point. Here we present theoretical and computational studies of the Raman linewidth of nitrogen along the critical isochore. The linewidth is found to have a lambda shaped temperature dependence near the critical point. As observed in experimental studies, the calculated lineshape becomes Gaussian as the critical temperature ($T_{c}$) is approached. Both the present simulation and a mode coupling theory (MCT) analysis show that the slow decay of the enhanced density fluctuations near the critical point (CP), probed at the sub-picosecond time scales by vibrational frequency modulation, along with an enhanced vibration-rotation coupling, are the main causes of the observed anomalies.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures, revtex, accepted in Physical Review Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0210039
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0210039
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84947
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.titleMolecular Dynamics Simulation of Vibrational Phase Relaxation along the Critical Isochore of Nitrogen : The Role of Local Density Fluctuations
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