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COORDINATES FOR CALCULATING VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES IN CHAIN MOLECULES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4125570

Recent studies of the energy exchanges of slow neutrons with molecules has led to work on the vibrational frequencies and associated normal modes of hydrocarbons. A general method is given for obtaining coordinates suited to calculating the vibrational frequencies for any symmetrical chain molecule. The method is well suited to machine calculations. It is particularly well adapted to those hydroing mainly motions of hydrogen atoms separately from those involving translational and rotational displacements of groups like CH/sub 3/, CH/ sub 2/, etc. The method is illustrated by detailed application to normal paraffins. (auth)

Research Organization:
Phillips Petroleum Co. Atomic Energy Div., Idaho Falls, Idaho
DOE Contract Number:
AT(10-1)-205
NSA Number:
NSA-15-000745
OSTI ID:
4125570
Report Number(s):
IDO-16605
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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