Orientational and interaction induced dynamics in the isotropic phase of a liquid crystal: Polarization resolved ultrafast optical Kerr effect spectroscopy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 10828-10836

  Hunt, Neil T ^a   Meech, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

INTERACTION INDUCED DYNAMICS; ISOTROPIC SIGNALS; NONPOLAR SOLVENTS; ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 2942685605     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1737293     Document Type: Article

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