Physical Review Letters · 1982 · 105 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsAtomic PhysicsMaterials PhysicsSurface ScienceAtomic PackingScattering ProcessesScattering TheorySurface EnergeticsSurface EnergySurface PhysicsAngular Distribution Of RadiationAngular Distribution Of ScatteringClose-packed MetalsDifferential Scattering Cross SectionEnergy TransferPolycrystalline Materials
The trajectory approximation is shown to explain the angular distribution of heavy raregas atoms scattered from close-packed metal surfaces, and the energy transfer for Ar on polycrystalline W. An empirical parameter, the mean energy transfer $\ensuremath{\delta}$, is extracted.
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