Accession Number:

ADA230109

Title:

Spectrum of the Third-Order Nonlinear Susceptibility of Trans-Polyacetylene

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO DEPT OF CHEMISTRY

Personal Author(s):

• Sun, X.
• Shuai, Z.
• Fu, R.
• Nasu, K.
• Li, X. S.

Report Date:

1990-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

By considering the finite lifetime of excitation and the band structure of a finite polymer chain, the two-peak structure in the spectrum of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of trans-polyacetylene is calculated, with results in agreement with experiments.

Descriptors:

• *POLYMERS
• SPECTRA
• ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
• CHAINS
• LIFE SPAN(BIOLOGY)
• EXCITATION
• NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
• Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE