State-to-state inelastic and reactive molecular beam scattering from surfaces

Keith R. Lykke; Bruce D. Kay

doi:10.1117/12.17866

Abstract

Resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) laser spectroscopic and molecular beam-surface scattering techniques are coupled to study inelastic and reactive gas-surface scattering with state-to-state specificity. Rotational, vibrational, translational and ang ular distributions have been measured for the inelastic scattering of HCI and N₂ from Au(1 1 1 ). In both cases the scattering is direct-inelastic in nature and exhibits interesting dynamical features such as rotational rainbow scattering. In an effort to elucidate the dynamics of chemical reactions occurring on surfaces we have extended our quantum-resolved scattering studies to include the reactive scattering of a beam of gas phase H-atoms from a chlorinated metal surface M-Cl. The nascent rotational and vibrational distributions of the HCI product are determined using REMPI. The thermochemistry for this reaction on Au indicates that the product formation proceeding through chemisorbed H-atoms is slightly endothermic while direct reaction of a gas phase H-atom with M-Cl is highly exothermic (ca. 50 kcal/mole). Details of the experimental techniques, results and implications regarding the scattering dynamics are discussed.

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Keith R. Lykke, Keith R. Lykke, Bruce D. Kay, Bruce D. Kay, } "State-to-state inelastic and reactive molecular beam scattering from surfaces", Proc. SPIE 1208, Laser Photoionization and Desorption Surface Analysis Techniques, (1 July 1990); doi: 10.1117/12.17866; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17866

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