Optical and Acoustic Branches and Frequency Distribution of Polyethylene Glycol Chain

Abstract
Optical and acoustic branches of chain vibrations of polyethylene glycol were treated. The nature of these branches was elucidated on the basis of potential-energy distributions and phase relations. From dispersion curves (frequency versus phase difference), the frequency distribution of chain vibrations was calculated, in order to analyze thermal-neutron scattering spectra. Vibrational assignments of scattering peaks in the region 600–200 cm−1 were made with reference to the frequency distribution peaks and potential-energy distributions calculated for the single chain.

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