Energy exchange in thermal energy atom—surface scattering: impulsive models

Energy exchange in thermal energy atom surface collisions is studied using impulsive (“hard cube” and “hard sphere”) models. Both models reproduce the observed nearby linear relation between outgoing and incoming energies. In addition, the hard-sphere model accounts for the widths of the outcoming e...

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Published inChemical physics letters Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 393 - 396
Main Authors Barker, J.A., Auerbach, D.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.1979
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Summary:Energy exchange in thermal energy atom surface collisions is studied using impulsive (“hard cube” and “hard sphere”) models. Both models reproduce the observed nearby linear relation between outgoing and incoming energies. In addition, the hard-sphere model accounts for the widths of the outcoming energy distributions.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(79)85186-6