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Detection of the Linear Carbon Cluster C 10 : Rotationally Resolved Diode‐Laser Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Giesen Thomas F.,
Berndt Ute,
Yamada Koichi M. T.,
Fuchs Guido,
Schieder Rudolf,
Winnewisser Gisbert,
Provencal Robert A.,
Keutsch Frank N.,
Van Orden Alan,
Saykally Richard J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20010417)2:4<242::aid-cphc242>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - spectroscopy , cluster (spacecraft) , diode , carbon fibers , materials science , laser , analytical chemistry (journal) , atomic physics , chemistry , optics , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , computer science , composite material , programming language , chromatography
Detected in interstellar space and as intermediates in soot formation, molecules of pure carbon in the form of linear chains or ring structures (see picture) have interested researchers for several decades, who attempt to elucidate their physical properties and the processes govering their formation. A high‐resolution infrared spectrometer housing a tunable diode laser and combined with an effective laser ablation source for the cluster production has been used to study the molecular properties of small carbon clusters; reported herein is the first gas‐phase spectrum of linear C 10 .