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Quantum Mechanics Of Sticking

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  • W. KOHN

    (Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA)

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The sticking coefficients(E)of an atom of low energyEstriking a solid surface is discussed, with emphasis on the threshold behavior asE→0. The subject is under active experimental and theoretical study, which is summarized. There is general agreement that a classical treatment of the motion of the incident and target atoms yieldss(E)→1asE→0. This paper, in disagreement with the work by Th. Martin, R. Bruinsma, and P. Platzman, argues that, quantum mechanically, for smallE, s(E)~E1/2for neutral incident atoms ands(E)→ α(

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  • W. Kohn, 1994. "Quantum Mechanics Of Sticking," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(01), pages 129-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:01:y:1994:i:01:n:s0218625x94000151
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X94000151
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