EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE OF ENHANCED DIFFUSE MONOMER SCATTTERING IN CLUSTER-SURFACE COLLISIONS - AR-N ON GRAPHITE

被引:33
作者
BENSLIMANE, M
CHATELET, M
DEMARTINO, A
PRADERE, F
VACH, H
机构
[1] Laboratoire d'Optique Quantique, C.N.R.S., Ecole Polytechnique
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10.1016/0009-2614(95)00317-W
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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We report the first experimental observation of diffuse scattering of monomers exhibiting significant velocity thermalization in large argon clusters collisions with a pyrolytic surface. Angular distributions of the outcoming argon atoms show a diffuse component for which time-of-flight spectra are independent of incidence angle and incoming cluster size, while they vary significantly with surface temperature. The amplitude of the diffuse scattering component is enhanced by up to a factor of three for incident clusters over its value for incident monomers. This enhancement is discussed by using a simple model of atom trapping-desorption on flat surfaces.
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