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,~ 1 = 0 represents the totally symmetric stationary solution . The prefactor of this purely<br />

elastic term is called elastic incoherent structure factor (EISF) . It only depends on the jump<br />

geometry and allows to discern between different jump models . The presence of a purely<br />

elastic term shows that the jumping atom remains localized around the molecule - in contrast<br />

to translational processes . Quasielastic scattering is related to the degenerate eigenvalues 4 , 3 .<br />

The two phase factors represent clockwise and anticlockwise jumps . The prefactor is now the<br />

inelastic incoherent structure factor (IISF) . It bas its maximum at Qd _ 32 and thus gives<br />

access to the jump distance . The Lorentzian width yields the jump rate .<br />

More complex motions<br />

A transition to potentials of higher multiplicity, e.g. V6 , introduces different jump distances<br />

Figure 17 .6 : QNS-spectra (right) and EISF (left) of adamantan . Spektrometer : IN5, ILL .<br />

Inset, right : The molecule and its rotation axes .<br />

Solid line : 90° jumps about all C 4 axes . Dashed : 120° jumps about all C 3 axes .<br />

and jump times . Correspondingly the scattering function contains more than one Lorentzian<br />

with different IISFs [5, 6] . The unhindered motion (multiplicity=oc) allows for any orientation.<br />

This rotational diffusion and is characterized like in the case of translation by a rotational<br />

diffusion coefficient [8] .<br />

Fig . 17 .6 shows quasielastic spectra of adamantan. The large dimensions of the molecule<br />

17- 1 3

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