Desorption of H2, HD, and D2 through temporary negative ion formation.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012;
109:196102. [PMID:
23215407 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.109.196102]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Physically adsorbed H(2), HD, and D(2) desorbs via the low-energy 2Σ(u)+ electron scattering resonance with characteristic electron energy dependent cross sections as we show by desorption and electron energy-loss measurements. Only H(2) and HD desorb, for energetic reasons, via excitation of the j = 0 → 2 rotational mode and its subsequent decay into free translational motion, while all three isotopes desorb by direct transitions to unbound continuum states, with a probability close to unity and an unexpectedly weak mass dependence ~m(-1/2).
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