Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.321, No.1-2, 8-12, 2000
An ENDOR study of H atoms in HD solid at 4.2 K
An ENDOR spectrum of H atoms in the gamma-ray irradiated HD solid was measured at 4.2 K for elucidating the local environment of HD molecules surrounding ii atoms. The analysis of the ENDOR spectrum indicates that the H atoms are not trapped in substitutional but in pseudo octahedral interstitial sites of HD solid. It is postulated that an H atom, produced by the gamma-irradiation, initially enters the octahedral interstitial site, and then the HD molecules at the first nearest site from the Ii atom are pushed back by zero-point vibration of the ii atom.