FEMTOSECOND DESORPTION DYNAMICS PROBED BY TIME-RESOLVED VELOCITY-MEASUREMENTS

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作者
BUSCH, DG [1 ]
GAO, SW [1 ]
PELAK, RA [1 ]
BOOTH, MF [1 ]
HO, W [1 ]
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[1] CHALMERS UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT APPL PHYS,S-41296 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.673
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The velocity distribution of O-2 photodesorbed from Pt(111) by femtosecond laser pulses is found to be approximately Maxwellian in form, with a translational temperature that increases with laser fluence. Time-resolved measurements using a two-pulse correlation scheme reveal a subpicosecond response in the translational temperature. These results are consistent with a desorption process driven by multiple electronic transitions, where the time-dependent substrate electronic temperature influences the velocity distribution of desorbing molecules.
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