Correlation between elastic and inelastic atom scattering from single adsorbed molecules

Authors
Choi, BH Graham, AP Tang, KT Toennies, JP
Citation
Bh. Choi et al., Correlation between elastic and inelastic atom scattering from single adsorbed molecules, J CHEM PHYS, 114(7), 2001, pp. 2883-2886
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00219606 → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2883 - 2886
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9606(20010215)114:7<2883:CBEAIA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
High resolution measurements of the angular distributions for the elastic a nd inelastic scattering of helium atoms from the translational vibrations ( T modes) of single CO molecules on Pt(111) agree quantitatively with a simp le transformation which predicts the inelastic cross section from the measu red elastic cross section. The new theory predicts not only the inelastic i nterference structures and their correlations with the elastic channel, but also the individual state-to-state transitions. (C) 2001 American Institut e of Physics.