MEASUREMENT OF THE PHONON-FRACTON CROSSOVER IN THE DENSITY OF STATES OF SILICA AEROGELS

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作者
COURTENS, E
LARTIGUE, C
MEZEI, F
VACHER, R
CODDENS, G
FORET, M
PELOUS, J
WOIGNIER, T
机构
[1] HAHN MEITNER INST KERNFORSCH BERLIN GMBH, W-1000 BERLIN 39, GERMANY
[2] UNIV MONTPELLIER 2, SCI MAT VITREUX LAB, F-34060 MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
[3] CENS, CNRS, CEA, LAB LEON BRILLOUIN, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK B-CONDENSED MATTER | 1990年 / 79卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF01387817
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
The density of vibrational states in a fractal silica aerogel of Hausdorff dimension D≃2.4 has been determined using spin-echo neutron spectroscopy. A smooth phonon-fracton crossover is found with a fracton spectral dimension of {Mathematical expression}. This direct measurement of {Mathematical expression} near crossover agrees with a previous finding based on scaling Brillouin-spectroscopy results obtained with several samples. We also show that protons adsorbed in the gel vibrate with substantially higher amplitude than the silica matrix. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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