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We report the first measurement of water monomer bending vibrations in gaseous (H2O)n clusters. Infrared cavity ringdown spectroscopy reveals discrete and sequentially blue-shifted bands near 6 μm for n = 2−4 and unresolved broad features for n > 4, supporting both theoretical predictions and solid-state spectroscopy results. These measurements provide a measure of the monomer distortion that accompanies sequential hydrogen bond formation, which will be valuable for the construction of potential energy surfaces for describing water.
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