The physics of rotational tunneling: hole-burning spectroscopy of methyl groups

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2006
• Main Authors: Somoza, M.M., Friedrich, J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2006
• Subjects: Molecular Solids
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/120888
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: The physics of rotational tunneling: hole-burning
 spectroscopy of methyl groups / M.M. Somoza, J. Friedrich // Физика низких температур. — 2006. — Т. 32, № 11. — С. 1345–1354. — Бібліогр.: 24 назв. — англ.

Methyl groups are most outstanding quantum systems due to their inherent symmetry
 properties which cannot be destroyed by any kind of lattice disorder. We show how optical
 hole-burning techniques can be employed to measure rotational tunneling relaxation processes.
 Since t...