OBSERVATION OF PHOTON-STIMULATED DESORPTION FOLLOWING VALENCE-BAND EXCITATION OF ALKALI-HALIDES

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作者
BUNTON, PH [1 ]
HAGLUND, RF [1 ]
LIU, D [1 ]
TOLK, NH [1 ]
机构
[1] VANDERBILT UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,NASHVILLE,TN 37235
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 45卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.45.4566
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We report observations of photon-stimulated desorption of excited alkali-metal atoms following valence-band excitation of alkali halide crystals by tunable ultraviolet light. Excitation functions of excited Li and K atoms desorbed from LiF and KCl surfaces were measured in the photon-energy range 10-28 eV using a synchrotron light source. Simultaneous measurements of the secondary-electron yield demonstrate that excess metal on the surface is required for this process to occur; however, the temperature, time, and dose dependence of excited-atom and secondary-electron yields are uncorrelated. Possible models for the process of desorption stimulated by valence-band transitions are briefly considered.
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页码:4566 / 4571
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