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Methyl group dynamics in the same sample of sodium acetate trihydrate in crystalline and glassy states have been investigated by neutron scattering. Measurements have been carried out in the whole temperature range covering the crossover from rotational tunneling to classical hop**. The results in the crystalline sample have been analyzed according to the usual single-particle model, while those in the glass were analyzed in terms of a broad Gaussian distribution of single-particle potentials, with a standard deviation of 205 K. The average barrier in the glass (417 K) takes, within the experimental error, the same value as the unique barrier in the crystal.
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Received: 16 July 2001 / Accepted: 24 October 2001
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Moreno, A., Alegría, A., Colmenero, J. et al. Methyl group dynamics in a glass and its crystalline counterpart by neutron scattering . Appl Phys A 74 (Suppl 1), s424–s426 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390201850
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390201850