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Experimental studies of the liquid-glass transition in trimethylheptane

Herman Z. CumminsMarcel BertaultP. FinkelSylvie BeaufilsClaude EcolivetBernard BonelloJ. HernandezJean ToulouseG. Q. ShenM. MaglioneYoon-hwae Hwang

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Quasielastic scatteringMaterials sciencePhonon scatteringCondensed matter physicsScatteringQuasielastic neutron scatteringNeutron scatteringBiological small-angle scatteringSmall-angle neutron scatteringInelastic neutron scattering

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The molecular glass former trimethylheptane was studied by calorimetric, dielectric, ultrasonic, neutron scattering, Brillouin scattering, and depolarized light-scattering techniques. The molecular structure appears to be nearly spherical optically as indicated by the low depolarization ratio and dielectric susceptibility values. A preliminary mode-coupling theory (MCT) analysis of the light-scattering and neutron-scattering data indicates that ${T}_{C}\ensuremath{\gtrsim}150 \mathrm{K},$ at least 25 K above ${T}_{G}.$ The susceptibility minima were analyzed with the MCT interpolation equation, and disagreement between the light and neutron results was observed despite the apparent isotropy of the molecules.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.62.783