Vibrationally promoted electron emission at a metal surface: electron kinetic energy distributions
2011 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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LaRue, Jerry, Tim Schäfer, Daniel Matsiev, Luis Velarde, Hendrik N. Nahler, Daniel J. Auerbach, and Alec M. Wodtke. "Vibrationally promoted electron emission at a metal surface: electron kinetic energy distributions." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13 (2011): 97-99. https://doi.org/10.1039/COCPO1626H.
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- Authors
- LaRue, Jerry; Schäfer, Tim; Matsiev, Daniel; Velarde, Luis; Nahler, Hendrik N.; Auerbach, Daniel J.; Wodtke, Alec M.
- Abstract
- We report the first direct measurement of the kinetic energy of exoelectrons produced by collisions of vibrationally excited molecules with a low work function metal surface exhibiting electron excitations of 64% (most probable) and 95% (maximum) of the initial vibrational energy. This remarkable efficiency for vibrational-to-electronic energy transfer is in good agreement with previous results suggesting the coupling of multiple vibrational quanta to a single electron.
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Organization
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
- ISSN
- 1463-9076
- Language
- English
