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Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Sensing of Hydrogen Order in Ice XIII

Christina M. Tonauer1,†, Eva-Maria Köck1, Raphael Henn2, Christoph Kappacher2, Christian W. Huck2, and Thomas Loerting1,*

  • *Contact author: thomas.loerting@uibk.ac.at
  • †Contact author: christina.tonauer@uibk.ac.at
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 018002 – Published 2 July, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/x2ph-yp2v

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We identify hydrogen ordering in H2O ices spectroscopically in the near-infrared (NIR) range (10 000–4000  cm−1/1–2.5  μm) based on the example of ices V/XIII. Previously it was thought that hydrogen ordering can only be revealed on the basis of lattice phonons, i.e., intermolecular vibrations. Here we show differences in the overtone spectrum of the intramolecular OH-stretching vibration. This makes NIR spectroscopy the first remote sensing method that is sensitive to different orientations of the water dipoles within ice. As such it will allow for future observations of the hydrogen order of ices in space by the James-Webb Space Telescope or the JUICE mission.

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Detecting Ice Structures from Space

Published 2 July, 2025

Infrared spectroscopy performed on high-pressure ice phases demonstrates a possible technique for studying ice on other planets or moons.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 018002– Published 2 July, 2025
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  • Accepted 15 May 2025
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