ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The rotational state distributions of NO molecules scattered at clean and oxidized Ge surfaces were determined by means of laser induced fluorescence (LIF). For low incident kinetic energies (Ekin(approximately-less-than)200 meV) scattering is dominated by trapping/desorption and the molecules coming off the surface are translationally accommodated to the surface temperature. The rotational state populations can in this case be approximated by a Boltzmann distribution. The rotational temperature Trot equals the surface temperature Ts, however only up to about 250 K. Further increase of Ts leads to a leveling off of Trot until a limiting value Trot,lim(approximate)400 K is reached. (Rotational cooling in desorption.) At higher kinetic energies direct-inelastic scattering dominates, and for Ekin=820 meV a pronounced non-Boltzmann distribution (rotational rainbow) is observed. The observed effects are qualitatively interpreted in terms of current theoretical models.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.449006
