JRS Journal Of Raman Spectroscopy Volume 27 JRSPAF 27(1-12) 1-926 (1996 WILEY ISSN 0377-0486 Publishers Since 1807 ees JOurnal of (J. Raman spectrosc.) Raman An International Journal for Original Work in all Aspects of Raman Spectroscopy, including Higher S C Order Processes, and also Brillouin and Rayleigh pectroscopy sx EDITOR-IN-CHIEF D. A. LONG School of Chemistry, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK ASSOCIATE EDITORS J. CORSET (France) W. KIEFER (Germany) A. MYERS (USA) M. TSUBOI (Japan) L. D. ZIEGLER (USA) ADVISORY BOARD A. Albrecht (USA) T. Kitagawa (Japan) A. Anderson (Canada) P. Klaeboe (Norway) R. A. Armstrong (Australia) N. I. Koroteev (Russia) S. A. Asher (USA) A. Lau (Germany) L. D. Barron (UK) M. Lutz (France) H. D. Bist (India) S. Montero (Spain) P. Carey (USA) A. Otto (Germany) P. M. Champion (USA) H. W. Schrotter (Germany) R. J. H. Clark (UK) J. Shamir (Israel) L. Colombo (Croatia) C. Sourisseau (France) J. R. Durig (USA) M. Tasumi (Japan) H. 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This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works, or for resale. Such permission requests, or other inquiries, should be addressed to the publisher. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Page Bros, Norwich Contents of Volume 27 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1996 Vibrational Study of the Disordered Paraelastic High-Temperature Phase of Thallium Dihydrogen Arsenate TIH,AsO, Z. OUAFIK, D. BRULE, F. ROMAIN, B. PASQUIER AND N. LE CALVE Raman Studies of Molecular Crystals at High Pressures. I. Tribromofluoromethane W. S. ZHOU, K. M. YENICE, S. A. LEE AND A. ANDERSON Raman Studies of Molecular Crystals at High Pressures. II. Trichlorofluoromethane R. XU, S. A. LEE AND A. ANDERSON Rheo-Optical Fourier Transform Raman Study of the Conformational Changes in Uniaxially Stretched Amorphous Bulk Poly(ethylene terephthalate) J. C. RODRIGUEZ-CABELLO, J. C. MERINO, M. R. FERNANDEZ AND J. M. PASTOR Fundamental and Second-Order Raman Spectra of BaTiO, Y-J. JIANG, L-Z. ZENG, R-P. WANG, Y. ZHU AND Y-L. LIU Vibrational Spectra of Ammonium Hydrogen Malate (NH,HC,H,O;) M. KEMICHE, P. BECKER, C. CARABATOS-NEDELEC, B. WYNCKE AND F. BREHAT Spectroscopy of Europium Bisphthalocyanine Monolayers B. BERNO, A. NAZRI AND R. AROCA Resonance Raman Spectra of 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-naphthol Adsorbed on Silica and Alumina A. BISSET AND T. J. DINES Stabilization of Silver Colloids by Various Types of Anions and Their Effect on the Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra of Organic Dyes S. SCHNEIDER, H. GRAU, P. HALBIG, P. FREUNSCHT AND U. NICKEL Simulation of Continuum Resonance Raman Spectra of Isotopically Pure !27179Br with Excitation in the Visible Region P. VOGT, M. GANZ AND W. KIEFER Characterisation and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Alkali Metal Sols B. BOZLEE, S. CLARK, C. MARR, S. SLAUGHTER, M. MCWATTERS, Y. CHOI AND R. L. GARRELL Research Note Simultaneous Measurements of Stokes and Anti-Stokes Raman Spectra for Thermal Characterization of Diode Laser Facet X. J. GU NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 1996 Vibrational Analysis of Coherent Anti-Stokes Resonance Raman Spectra from Bacteriorhodopsin Containing Isotopically-Substituted Retinal Chromophores 87 J. POPP, A. POPP, L. UJJ, G. H. ATKINSON, M. SHEVES AND M. OTTOLENGHI Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy of Some Energetic Materials and Propellant Formulations. I 97 N. F. FELL, J. M. WIDDER, S. V. MEDLIN, J. B. MORRIS, R. A. PESCE-RODRIGUEZ AND K. L. MCNESBY Evidence for Surface Ag’ Complex Formation by an Anion-Induced Effect in the SER Spectra of Phthalazine Adsorbed on Silver Sols 105 M. MUNIZ-MIRANDA AND G. SBRANA CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 Raman and Far-Infrared Spectra, Barriers to Internal Rotation and Ab Initio Calculations of CF,CF,X, where X = H, Cl, Br, and I S. ELTAYEB, G. A. GUIRGIS, A. R. FANNING AND J. R. DURIG Raman and Infrared Spectra, Barrier to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment and Ab Initio Calculations of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropionitrile J. R. DURIG, A. S. DREW AND G. A. GUiRGIS In Situ Raman Spectroscopy for Cure Monitoring of Cationic Photopolymerizations of Divinyl Ethers E. W. NELSON AND A. B. SCRANTON Spontaneous Raman Scattering Spectrum of Gaseous IrF, in the Ground Electronic State M. ROTGER, V. BOUDON, A. T. NGUYEN AND D. AVIGNANT Pressure-Dependent Raman Shifts of Molecular Vibrations in Poly(methyl methacrylate) and Polycarbonate Polymers J. J. FLORES AND E. L. CHRONISTER Substituted Styrene Molecules Included in Cyclodextrins: a Raman Spectroscopic Study. Part I P. J. A. RIBEIRO-CLARO, A. M. AMADO AND J. J. C. TEIXEIRA-DIAS Vibrational Spectra, Normal Coordinate Analysis and Excited-State Lifetimes for a Series of Polypyridylruthenium(il) Complexes S. SCHNEIDER, G. BREHM, C.-J. PRENZEL, W. JAGER, M. I. SILVA, H. D. BURROWS AND S. T. FORMOSINHO IR and Raman Spectra, Force Fields, Barrier Heights and Thermodynamic Functions for Isomeric Trifluoromethy! Anilines D. N. SINGH, R. SHANKER, R. A. YADAV AND I. S. SINGH Short Communication Raman Evidence of a Phase Transition in CdPS, C. SOURISSEAU, R. CAVAGNAT, M. EVAIN AND R. BREC NUMBERS 3 & 4 MARCH & APRIL 1996 Special Issue—Raman Scattering from Semiconductors, Superconductors and Fullerenes Editorial Foreword W. KIEFER SEMICONDUCTORS Inelastic Light Scattering by Phonons and Electronic Excitations in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures G. ABSTREITER Anion-Related Differences in Phonons of (GaX),(Ga, _ , Al,X),(001) Superlattices (X = As, N) H. GRILLE AND F. BECHSTEDT Selection Rules for Light Scattering by Folded Acoustic Phonons in Superlattices Grown in Arbitrary Directions E. ANASTASSAKIS AND Z. V. POPOVIC Resonance Raman Study of Folded Acoustic Modes in Strained InSb/In, _ , Al,S b Superlattices R. W. G. SYME, D. J. LOCKWOOD, H. J. LABBE AND J. B. WEBB Raman Scattering in In,Ga, _ ,As/GaAs Superlattices Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy M. CONSTANT, N. MATRULLO, A. LORRIAUX AND L. BOUSSEKEY Raman Spectroscopy of Doping Sheets and Heterointerfaces in II-V Semiconductor Structures J. WAGNER, J. SCHMITZ, R. C. NEWMAN AND C. ROBERTS Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy of Optical Phonons in II-VI Alloys, Epilayers and Superlattices R. VOGELGESANG, A. J. MAYUR, M. D. SCIACCA, E. OH, I. MIOTKOWSKI, A. K. RAMDAS, S. RODRIGUEZ AND G. BAUER CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 Understanding the Nature of Superlattice Interface Modes by Multiphonon Raman Scattering 249 S.-L. ZHANG, C.-L. YANG, Y.-T. HOU, Y. JIN, Z. L. PENG, J. LI, S. X. YUAN AND R. PLANEL Characterization of Different Length Scales and Periodicities in Ge/Si Microstructures by Raman Spectroscopy: Theory and Experiment 257 M. A. ARAUJO SILVA, E. RIBEIRO, P. A. SCHULZ, F. CERDEIRA AND J. C. BEAN On-Line Raman Analysis of Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth 265 V. WAGNER, W. RICHTER, J. GEURTS, D. DREWS AND D. R. T. ZAHN Resonant Acoustic Phonon Raman Scattering in Magnetic and Electric Fields 271 T. RUF, V. F. SAPEGA AND M. CARDONA Picosecond Time-Resolved Raman Studies of Confined and Interface Optical Phonons in Short-Period GaAs-AlAs Multiple Quantum Well Structures 277 K. T. TSEN Raman Investigation of the Mn?*-Mn?* Interaction in Semimagnetic Semiconductor Quantum Wells 281 J. STUHLER, G. SCHAACK, M. DAHL, A. WAAG, G. LANDWEHR, K. V. KAVOKIN AND I. A. MERKULOV Resonance CARS in Narrow Gap Semiconductors 289 F, GEIST AND H. PASCHER Linear and Nonlinear Raman Studies on CdS,Se,_, Doped Glasses 297 T. BISCHOF, M. IVANDA, G. LERMANN, A. MATERNY, W. KIEFER AND J. KALUS Vibrational Study of Lithium Insertion and Bondings in Intercalated Li,HfS, and Li, ;NiPS, Semiconducting Phases 303 C. SOURISSEAU, Y. MATHEY, I. KERRACHE AND C. JULIEN SUPERCONDUCTORS Electronic Raman Scattering in Copper Oxide Superconductors 307 D. EINZEL AND R. HACKL Electronic Raman Scattering Intensity in Layered High-7, Superconductors: Threshold Energy, Symmetry and Anisotropy of Energy Gap 321 S. S. JHA Raman Scattering Analysis of High-7,, Superconductors 329 C. THOMSEN Raman Spectroscopy of Local Structures and Reordering Processes in YBa,Cu,O, _ 5-Type Compounds 333 M. N. ILIEV, V. G. HADJIEV AND V. G. IVANOV Magnetic Raman Scattering in Undoped and Doped Antiferromagnets 343 M. PRESSL, M. MAYER, P. KNOLL, S. LO, U.H OHENESTER AND E. HOLZINGER-SCHWEIGER FULLERENES Raman Scattering in Fullerenes 351 M. S. DRESSELHAUS, G. DRESSELHAUS AND P. C. EKLUND Raman Scattering from Single-Crystal KC¢, 373 J. WINTER AND H. KUZMANY NUMBERS MAY 1996 Surface-Enhanced Raman Detection of Nerve Agent Simulant (DMMP and DIMP) Vapor on Electrochemically Prepared Silver Oxide Substrates 379 N. TARANENKO, J-P. ALARIE, D. L. STOKES AND T. VO-DINH Surfactant-Aided Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopic Study of Some Anionic Dye Molecules 385 K. WANG AND Y-S. LI Vibrational Spectra of Orthorhombic Strontium Halogen Apatites of the Type Sr;(ReO;),X 391 E. J. BARAN, M. S. SCHRIEWER-POTTGEN AND W. JEITSCHKO CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 Raman Spectra of Pinacol Hexahydrate in the Region of OH Stretches at Room Temperature I. KANESAKA, K. KUWANO, S. YONEZAWA AND T. ISHIOKA Raman Intensity of Dioxane and Piperazine by the Modified Many-Body Model I. KANESAKA AND S. KAMIDE Influence of Collective Decay of Excited Electronic States of Chromophores on Dispersion Characteristics of Resonance Raman Scattering by Chromophore Dimers with Dynamic Coupling Between Chromophores V. A. MOROZOV Study of the Reaction of Epoxides with Carboxylic Acids by IR and Raman Spectrometry M. FEDOSEEV, M. GURINA, V. SDOBNOV AND A. KONDYURIN Raman Spectra and Intermolecular Vibrational Coupling Behaviour of Binary Mixed Crystals of (dppm)M(CO), Complexes (M = Cr, Mo, W) U. POSSET, P. SCHOLZ AND W. KIEFER Raman Spectroscopic Study of Water in Lipid Dispersions: Changes in Structure of Hydrating Water Caused by Gel-Liquid Crystal Phase Transition Y. MAEDA, K. KAKINOKI AND H. KITANO Crossing of Anisotropic and Isotropic Raman Components in the Intermolecular Resonance Coupling of Vibrations. [VY—Methanol Solutions in Acetone Z. KECKI AND A. SOKOLOWSKA Short Communication Super-Narrow Band Rejection Filter Made of AgGaS, Crystal for Raman Spectroscopy W. Z. HUANG, H. HORINAKA AND N. YAMAMOTO Rapid Communication Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering of 4,4’-Bipyridine Adsorbed on Smooth Copper, Silver and Aluminium Surfaces Activated by Deposited Silver Particles M. MUNIZ-MIRANDA NUMBER 6_ JUNE 1996 Polarized Single-Crystal Micro-Raman Spectroscopy of As-Synthesized Silicalite-1, Al MFI and Fe MFI-Type Zeolites C. BREMARD, J. LAUREYNS AND J. PATARIN Vibrational Spectra and Force Constants of VO,F3 and VO,CI3 Anions S. A. BRANDAN, A. BEN ALTABEF AND E. L. VARETTI Vibrational Study of Eight-Membered Zirconium- and Boron-Containing Siloxane Rings A. HAOUDI-MAZZAH, A. MAZZAH, J. GNADO AND P. DHAMELINCOURT Raman Spectral Study of Vibrational Relaxation of the C=N Stretching Band of Acetonitrile and Benzonitrile D. BHATTACHARIJEE, A. GHOSH (PURKAYASTHA), T. N. MISRA AND S. K. NANDY Rheo-Optical Raman Study of Chain Deformation in Uniaxially Stretched Bulk Isotactic Polypropylene J. C. RODRIGUEZ-CABELLO, J. C. MERINO, T. JAWHARI AND J. M. PASTOR Transform Relations for Coherent Resonance Raman Scattering. Effect of Temperature and Coherent Vibration Amplitude V. HIZHNYAKOV AND I. TEHVER Collisional Shifting and Broadening Coefficients for the Rovibrational Anisotropic S(J) Lines of Nitrogen Studied by Inverse Raman Spectroscopy G. FANJOUX, G. MILLOT AND B. LAVOREL Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in KDy(MoO,), and KY(MoO,),: a High-Pressure Raman Study A. JAYARAMAN, S. K. SHARMA, S. Y. WANG, S. R. SHIEH, L. C. MING AND S-W. CHEONG Raman Study of the Photoisomerization and Angular Reorientation of Azobenzene Molecules in a DR1-Doped Polymer Matrix F. LAGUGNE LABARTHET AND C. SOURISSEAU CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 NUMBER7 JULY 1996 Raman Studies of Molecular Crystals at High Pressures. III. Methylene Iodide Y. ZHOU, S. A. LEE AND A. ANDERSON Temperature Dependence of Raman Spectra in BaTiO, L-M. LI, Y-J. JIANG AND L-Z. ZENG Polarized Raman and Infrared Spectra of Taurine Crystals P. T. C. FREIRE, F. E. A.M ELO AND J. MENDES FILHO The Possibility of Observing Light Absorption on the SERS-Active Silver Electrode S. KRUSZEWSKI Remote Laser Raman Microscopy (ReRaM). 1—Design and Testing of a Confocal Microprobe A. PAIPETIS, C. VLATTAS AND C. GALIOTIS Effect of the Addition of an Organic Solvent to Methanolic Lithium Chloride Solution: a Raman Study Y. UMEMURA, H. KANNO AND S. TAKAHASHI SERS of Guanine and its Alkyl Derivatives on Gold Sols L. E. CAMAFEITA, S. SANCHEZ-CORTES AND J. V. GARCIA-RAMOS SERS Identification of Quinone-imine Species as Oxidation Products of Antitumor Ellipticines S. BERNARD, M. A. SCHWALLER, J. MOIROUX, E. A. BAZZAOUI, G. LEVI AND J. AUBARD Structure Characterization of WO,/ZrO, Catalysts by Raman Spectroscopy B. ZHAO, X. XU, J. GAO, Q. FU AND Y. TANG Short Communication Vibrational Spectra of Sr,(VO)V,O, E. J. BARAN NUMBER 8 AUGUST 1996 Special Issue on Raman Microscopy and Imaging Foreword A. B. MYERS Volumetric Raman Microscopy Through a Turbid Medium C. J. H. BRENAN AND I. W. HUNTER Laser Raman Microscopy of Chromosomes in Living Eukaryotic Cells: DNA Polymorphism In Vivo W. L. PETICOLAS, T. W. PATAPOFF, G. A. THOMAS, J. POSTLEWAIT AND J. W. POWELL Nano-Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging with a Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope C. L. JAHNCKE, H. D. HALLEN AND M. A. PAESLER Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy with Plasmon Surface Polaritons A. NEMETZ AND W. KNOLL Regular August-issue Papers Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra of 2- and 3-Hydroxypyridines in Silver Sol K. M. MUKHERJEE AND T. N. MISRA Analysis of Raman Spectra of LiB3O5 Single Crystals Y-J. JIANG, Y. WANG AND L-Z. ZENG Experimental Evidence of the Interaction Between Polyacrylonitrile and Ethylene Carbonate Plasticizer by Raman Spectroscopy Z-X. WANG, B-Y. HUANG, H. HUANG, R-J. XUE, L-Q. CHEN AND F-S. WANG Vili CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 Fractal Interpretation of the Phase Transition of the Crystalline NH4_,.D,NO3 System as Shown by the Critical Raman Intensity Behaviour of the Nitrate v; and v4 Modes S-G. MA AND G-Z. WU Raman Study of the Influence of KCI and KI on Polarization Contours of OH Stretching Band of Water A. SOKOLOWSKA Raman Study on Structure of Hydrated Waters in H3PMo7049-nH0 (n ~ 30) and its Sodium Salt I. KANESAKA AND Y. NAGATA Short Communication Raman Scattering in Diethylenetriammonium Chlorocadmate Single Crystals F. JEBARI, M. KEMICHE, P. BECKER AND C. CARABATOS-NEDELEC NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 1996 Vibrational Study of Thiodiglycolic Acid and Potassium Thiodiglycolate Salts H. RAMSIS, E. PEREZ-RUIZ, J. ROGER, J. L.D ELARBRE AND L. MAURY Raman and Fluorescence Spectra of Erbium Pentaphosphate Polymorphs F. KACZMAREK AND M. KACZMARSKI Langmuir-Blodgett Film Formation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Sulphonated Derivatives of Zinc Pthalocyanine J. SOUTO, Y. GORBUNOVA, M. L. RODRIGUEZ-MENDEZ, S. KUDREVICH, J. E. VAN LIER AND J. A. DE SAJA Raman Spectroscopic Investigations of ZrSiO,:V*, the Blue Zircon Vanadium Pigment D. DE WAAL, A. M. HEYNS, G. PRETORIUS AND R. J. H. CLARK Preliminary Study of the Application of Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy to the Analysis of Degraded Archaeological Linen Textiles H. G. M. EDWARDS, E. ELLIS, D. W. FARWELL AND R. C. JANAWAY Cationic Effects in the Raman OD Stretching Spectra of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions Y. YOSHIMURA AND H. KANNO Resonance Scattering of Short-Wave Electromagnetic Radiation via High-Lying Rydberg and Autoionization States of Molecules: Dipole Approximation A. I. PEGARKOV AND I. I. TUGOV Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Tricyanovinylthiophene in Silver Colloid Solution O.-K. SONG, M. A. PAULEY, C. H. WANG AND A. K.-Y. JEN Raman Scattering and X-Ray Diffraction Study of a Phase Transition in (ND,),TeBr, J. R. SHI, Y. C. XU, B. ARNSCHEIDT, J. PELZL AND X. WU Raman Microscopic Studies of the Distribution of the Fungicide Chlorthalonil in a PVC Film T. KASTELEINER, R. EVANS, J. YARWOOD, D. HODGE AND R. SWART Raman and Infrared Spectra of Solid Bromodichloromethane A. ANDERSON, G. A. SLOKA AND W. SMITH NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 1996 Special Issue on Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Glasses and Sol-Gel Materials Foreword J. CORSET Glasses Models of Low-Wavenumber Raman Scattering from Glasses M. MONTAGNA, G. VILIANI AND E. DUVAL CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 Low-Wavenumber Raman Scattering of Molecular Glass-Forming Liquids C. ALBA-SIMIONESCO, V. KRAKOVIACK, M. KRAUZMAN, P. MIGLIARDO AND F. ROMAIN Relaxational and Low-Wavenumber Vibrational Dynamics of Strong Glass Formers B,O, and GeO, Probed by Raman Scattering A. BRODIN AND L. M. TORELL Hyper-Raman Scattering in Glasses and Silica Fibres V. B. PODOBEDOV Raman Spectroscopy of Oxide Glasses at High Pressure and High Temperature S. K. SHARMA, Z. WANG AND S. VAN DER LAAN Sol-Gel Raman Studies of Inorganic Gels and of Their Sol-to-Gel, Gel-to-Glass and Glass-to-Ceramics Transformation PH. COLOMBAN Vibrational Spectra of Controlled-Stucture Hydroxyapatite Coatings Obtained by the Polymeric Route A. BERTOLUZZA, G. BOTTURA, P. TADDEI, A. TINTI AND M. A. MORELLI Phase Transformation Dynamics, Melting and Stress Evolution in Dielectric Films and at Surfaces G. J. EXARHOS AND N. J. HESS Porous Sol-Gel Silicates Containing Gold Particles as Matrices for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy F. AKBARIAN, B. S. DUNN AND J. I. ZINK Waveguide Raman Spectroscopy Used for Structural Investigations of ZrO, Sol-Gel Waveguiding Layers C. URLACHER AND J. MUGNIER Waveguide Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool for the Detection of Nanometric Metallic Particles in Glasses M. FERRARI, F. GONELLA, M. MONTAGNA AND C. TOSELLO NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 1996 Density Effects on Collision-Induced Scattering in Carbon Disulfide-Cyclopentane Mixtures V. L. SLAGER, H.-C. CHANG AND J. JONAS Raman Study of Formic Acid and Surface Formate Adsorbed on Cold-Deposited Copper Films M. POHL, A. PIECK, C. HANEWINKEL AND A. OTTO Vibrational Study on the Phase Transition in Lithium Ammonium Tartrate I. KANESAKA AND N. KITA Raman Spectra of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Salts of Inosine 5’-Monophosphoric Acid P. CARMONA, R. ESCOBAR, M. MOLINA AND A. RODRIGUEZ-CASADO Raman Study of D,O at High Pressures in a Cubic Zirconia Anvil Cell J.-A. XU, H.-W. YEH, J. YEN AND E. HUANG Influence of Non-Tetrahedral Cations on Si-O Vibrations in Complex Silicates B. MIHAILOVA, B. GASHAROVA AND L. KONSTANTINOV Raman Studies of Molecular Crystals at High Pressure. IV. Acetonitrile, CH,CN and CD,CN K. M. YENICE, S. A. LEE AND A. ANDERSON Raman and Far-Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability and Ab Initio Calculations for Oxalyl Fluoride J. R. DURIG, J. F. DAVIS, M. D. GRONER AND A. WANG Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure and Additives on the Dynamics of Water: a Raman Spectroscopy Study D. CAVAILLE, D. COMBES AND A. ZWICK Short Communication The Raman Spectrum of a-Na,Ca(CO,), M. E. BOTTCHER AND C. REUTEL Rapid Communication Low-Pressure Pulsed Multichannel Raman Scattering in Short-lived Nitrogen Afterglow A. CHAPPUT, M. BARJ, P. SUPIOT, D. BLOIS, O.D ESSAUX AND P. GOUDMAND CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27 NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 1996 FT-Raman Spectroscopy of Thin Films of Titanyl Phthalocyanine and Vanadyl Phthalocyanine C. A. JENNINGS, R. AROCA, G. J. KOVACS AND C. HSAIO Temperature-Dependent Raman Studies of Ba(Mg,;;Ta2,3)O, R. TAO, I. G. SINY, R. S. KATIYAR, R. GUO AND A. S. BHALLA Chemical Effect of SERS with Near-Infrared Excitation E. J. LIANG AND W. KIEFER Determination of Enhancement Factors for Surface-Enhanced FT-Raman Spectroscopy on Gold and Silver Surfaces A. IBRAHIM, P, B. OLDHAM, D. L. STOKES AND T. VO-DINH Polarization-Sensitive CARS of the Amide I Band of Pure and Liganded Chymotrypsin A. YU. CHIKISHEV, N. I. KOROTEEV, C. OTTO AND J. GREVE Waveguide Raman Spectroscopy of Si(Ti)O, Thin Films with Grating Coupling N. GOUTEV, ZH. S. NICKOLOV AND J. J. RAMSDEN Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of the Dissociation of Dimethylsulphoxide Induced by Polyacrylonitrile Z-X. WANG, B-Y. HUANG, X-J. HUANG, L-Q. CHEN AND R-J. XUE Dimer and Trimer in Pyridine-Ethanol Mixture Reinvestigated Applying the Scanning Multi-Channel Raman Difference Technique and AMI Molecular Orbital Calculations V. DECKERT, B. P. ASTHANA, P. C. MISHRA AND W. KIEFER Study of the Interaction of the Antimalarial Drug Cinchonine with Nucleic Acids by Raman Spectroscopy A. WESELUCHA-BIRCZYNSKA AND K. NAKAMOTO Short Communication Raman Spectra of Nanophase Cr,0, J. ZUO, C. XU, B. HOU, C. WANG, Y. XIE AND Y. QIAN Author Index