Abstract
A theory for photodesorption of chemisorbed species is developed. Two cross sections are computed-one for photodesorption in the excited state with subsequent free atomic fluorescence and the other, the total desorption cross section in any state. A decay mechanism involving surface plasmon and particle-hole pair excitations is introduced to account for nonradiative deexcitation processes. A comparison is made to other mechanisms such as photoelectron-stimulated desorption. Estimates show that the cross section is of sufficient magnitude to be readily detected in the laboratory.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1267-1272 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1975 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics