Temperature dependence of isotopic quantum effects in water

R. T. Hart, C. J. Benmore, J. Neuefeind, S. Kohara, B. Tomberli, P. A. Egelstaff

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    Abstract

    The technique of high energy x-ray diffraction has been used to measure the temperature variation of hydrogen versus deuterium isotopic quantum effects on the structure of water. The magnitude of the effect is found to be inversely proportional to the temperature, varying by a factor of 2.5 over the range 6 to 45 °C. In addition, the H2 16O versus H 218Oeffect has been measured at 26 °C and the structural difference shown to be restricted to the nearest neighbor molecular interactions. The results are compared to recent simulations and previously measured isochoric temperature differentials; additionally, implications for H/D substitution experiments are considered.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number047801
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume94
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 4 2005

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