Vibrational States of Glassy and Crystalline Orthoterphenyl
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Low-frequency vibrations of glassy and crystalline orthoterphenyl are studied by means of neutron scattering. Phonon dispersions are measured along the main axes of a single crystal, and the corresponding longitudinal and transversal sound velocities are obtained. For glassy and polycrystalline samples, a density of vibrational states is determined and cross-checked against other dynamic observables. In the crystal, low-lying zone-boundary modes lead to an excess over the Debye density of states. In the glass, the boson peak is located at even lower frequencies. With increasing temperature, both glass and crystal show anharmonicity. PACS. 61.43.Fs Glasses – 63.50.+x Vibrational states in disordered systems – 63.20.-e Phonons in crystal lattice – 61.12-q Neutron diffraction and scattering
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