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THE Raman spectrum of heavy water was first studied by Prof. R. W. Wood1, who obtained a strong band at 2517 cm.1. For the vapour of heavy water, Rank, Larsen and Bordner2 found a line at 2666 cm.1, while Wood has reported a line at 2601 cm.1. These results are evidently incomplete. In view of the great interest attached to this substance, it appeared worth while to re-examine the matter, using 50 gm. of 99.2 gm./lOO gm. D2O ( 1.1049) supplied by the Norsk Hydro-Elektrisk Kvaelstofaktieselskab. The Raman spectrum of the substance was photographed with a Hilger two-prism spectrograph with about 72 hours exposure, and is reproduced as Fig. 1.
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ANANTHAKRISHNAN, R. Raman Spectrum of Heavy Water. Nature 136, 551–552 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136551c0
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