Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.106, No.9, 3813-3816, 1997
State-Resolved Photodesorption of Co from Ag(111) - Nonthermal Desorption at 1064 nm
State-resolved measurements of CO molecules desorbed from Ag(111) by 1064 nm radiation have been performed using (VUV+UV) resonant multiphoton ionization. The CO translational and rotational energies are found to be essentially constant over a wide range of 1064 nm laser fluences indicating a non-thermal desorption mechanism.
Keywords:INDUCED THERMAL-DESORPTION;LASER-INDUCED DESORPTION;ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS;SURFACE;RELAXATION;GOLD;NO