Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5385054 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
âºNew theory accounts for 20% energy loss by a fast neon atom striking a liquid metal surface. âºStatistical approach avoids considering the detailed dynamics of the collision process. âºThis Letter, together with a previous paper accounting for 60% energy loss by a fast neon atom striking the surface of a non-metallic liquid, supports the local mode and sinusoidal mode models for short wavelength vibrations on non-metallic liquid and liquid metal surfaces. âºAlso predicts low trapping probabilities on a liquid metal surface, and accounts for the 'low-energy shoulder' in the probability distribution for energy loss without postulating multiple collisions with the surface.
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Authors
Daniel M. Packwood, Leon F. Phillips,