Abstract
The authors report high resolution state resolved measurements of the translational inelasticity of HCl (v=0→0,J=0→4) colliding with a Au(111) surface at near normal incidence in the energy range of 0.28-1.27 eV. The translational inelasticity is large and indistinguishable from previous measurements for the HCl (v=2→2,J=1→5) channel. They discuss these observations in terms of an impulse approximation as well as the possible role of translational excitation of electron-hole pairs in the solid.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 907-912 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Grant No. DE-FG02-03ER15441 as well as the Partnership for International Research and Education—for Electronic Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces—NSF Grant No. OISE-0530268.