Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
A detailed method of calculating the three-dimensional interaction of gas atoms with solid surfaces has been developed in order to provide a quantitative means of determining atmospheric evolution and global distribution on exospheric planetary bodies. The computational method involves accurate structural models of the surface and subsurface, and numerical solution of 60-dimensional differential equations of motion in a Monte Carlo calculation of the collision process. Preliminary results for the He-alpha-quartz system are described.
Keywords:
INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Type:
Journal of Chemical Physics; 75; Sept. 1
Format:
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