Vibrationally promoted electron emission at a metal surface: electron kinetic energy distributions.

نویسندگان

  • Jerry Larue
  • Tim Schäfer
  • Daniel Matsiev
  • Luis Velarde
  • N Hendrik Nahler
  • Daniel J Auerbach
  • Alec M Wodtke
چکیده

We report the first direct measurement of the kinetic energy of exoelectrons produced by collisions of vibrationally excited molecules with a low work function metal surface exhibiting electron excitations of 64% (most probable) and 95% (maximum) of the initial vibrational energy. This remarkable efficiency for vibrational-to-electronic energy transfer is in good agreement with previous results suggesting the coupling of multiple vibrational quanta to a single electron.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

دوره 13 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011