A. Taschin, P. Bartolini, R. Eramo, R. Righini, R. Torre
The liquid and supercooled states of water show a series of anomalies whose nature is lively debated. A key role is attributed to the formation of structural aggregations induced by critical phenomena occurring deep in the supercooled region, not experimentally accessible for bulk water. This explain why, despite the numerous experimental investigations, the nature of water anomalies and the hidden critical processes remain elusive. Here we present a time-resolved optical Kerr effect investigation of the vibrational and relaxation processes in supercooled bulk water. The experiment measures the water intermolecular vibrations and the structural relaxation process in an extended temperature range, and with unpreceded data quality. A mode-coupling analysis of the experimental data allows the characterization of the intermolecular vibrational modes and of their interplay with the structural relaxation process.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.2877
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