On the Distribution of Single Molecule Line Widths in Low-Temperature Glasses
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 291 (1) , 73-80
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259608042733
Abstract
We discuss a theoretical model for describing the spectral dynamics (fluctuating transition frequency) of individual chromophores in solids. We show that analysis, with this model, of line width distributions resulting from experiments on many individual chromophores in glasses may provide a discriminating test of the “two-level system” model of glasses.Keywords
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