The role of the initial ro-vibrational state in molecule/surface scattering under fast grazing incidence

We have studied diffractive scattering of H2 from LiF(100) under fast grazing incidence, as a function of the initial ro-vibrational state of the molecule. We show that diffraction patterns, i.e., the relative diffraction peaks intensity, vary significantly with the initial ro-vibrational state. Thi...

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Autores: Muzas, Alberto S., Martín, Fernando Javier, Díaz Oliva, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/672392
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/672392
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/635/1/012029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diffraction
Diffractive scattering
Experimental groups
Grazing incidence
Relative diffraction
Vibrational distribution
Vibrational state
Química
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Sumario:We have studied diffractive scattering of H2 from LiF(100) under fast grazing incidence, as a function of the initial ro-vibrational state of the molecule. We show that diffraction patterns, i.e., the relative diffraction peaks intensity, vary significantly with the initial ro-vibrational state. This result indicates that in order to perform accurate comparisons between experimental and theoretical results, some knowledge about the initial ro-vibrational distribution of the molecular experimental beam is required. We hope that this result will encourage experimental groups working on the field to design and develop the techniques required to provide such information