Spectral characteristics of aqueous dispersions enriched in oxygen

The IR absorption and reflection spectra of aqueous dispersions consisting of (H₂O)_n, O₂(H₂O)_n, and (O₂)₂(H₂O)_n clusters (10 ≤ n ≤ 50) were calculated by the method of molecular dynamics using a flexible model of molecules. The frequency distribution of the power scattered by the cluster systems was obtained in the range 0 ≤ ω ≤ 3000 cm^?1. The capture of one oxygen molecule by the clusters is accompanied by a decrease in the absorption of the low-frequency IR radiation and by a peak of the absorption intensity in the vicinity of ω 2704 cm^?1. This is also accompanied by a decrease in the reflection coefficient throughout the frequency range and a decrease in the emission power at ω < 1030 and ω > 1700 cm^?1. Addition of two oxygen molecules to the clusters decreases the capability of the dispersions for the absorption, reflection, and scattering of IR radiation.