title: Evidence for a crossover in the frequency dependence of the acoustic attenuation in vitreous silica.
abstract: We report measurements of the sound attenuation coefficient in vitreous silica, for sound waves of wavelength between 50 and 80 nm, performed with the new inelastic UV light scattering technique. These data indicate that in silica glass a crossover between a temperature-dependent (at low frequency) and a temperature-independent (at high frequency) acoustic attenuation mechanism occurs at Q approximately equal to 0.15 nm(-1). The absence of any signature in the static structure factor at this Q value suggests that the observed crossover should be associated with local elastic constant fluctuations.
authors.affiliation: Sincrotrone Trieste, strada statale 14 km 163.5, 34012 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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authors.lastname: Masciovecchio
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authors.lastname: Baldi
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caponi
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authors.lastname: Comez
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authors.lastname: Di Fonzo
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authors.lastname: Fioretto
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authors.lastname: Fontana
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authors.lastname: Gessini
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authors.lastname: Santucci
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authors.lastname: Sette
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authors.lastname: Viliani
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authors.lastname: Vilmercati
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authors.lastname: Ruocco