title: Doped rare gas solids as model systems for chromophore-matrix interactions.
abstract: Molecular electronic states are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment. Therefore, by inserting probe molecules into a host material and monitoring the ensuing changes in the widths and spectral positions of the electronic absorption bands, interactions of probe and host molecules can be studied. A statistical mechanical model used to analyze these data can also be employed to extract from pressure-induced changes of the band shape information about the local environment of the probe molecule. Dye-doped solid rare gases are ideal model systems to test the basic assumptions of the statistical model, revealing its potential and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics and BIMF, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geissinger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giering
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haarer
mesh_terms: D008956:Models, Chemical; D005741:Noble Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D011312:Pressure
chemical_list: D005741:Noble Gases