CLASSICAL CHAOTIC ELASTIC ATOM-SURFACE SCATTERING

Authors
BORONDO F JAFFE C MIRETARTES S
Citation
F. Borondo et al., CLASSICAL CHAOTIC ELASTIC ATOM-SURFACE SCATTERING, Surface science, 317(1-2), 1994, pp. 211-220
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Surface science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396028
Volume
317
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
211 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(1994)317:1-2<211:CCEAS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A classical study of the elastic scattering of He-4 from the Cu(117) s urface is presented. The dynamics are shown to be chaotic for certain values of the scattering energy and incident angle. As a consequence, the deflection angle as a function of the initial impact parameter is a multifractal. The structure of this fractal has been examined in det ail. The relationship between chaotic scattering, trapping of trajecto ries and selective adsorption resonances is also discussed.