Temperature dependence of helium scattering by an ordered film

N. K. Mahale, A. Kara, M. W. Cole, Carey Schwartz

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Abstract

Calculations are presented of the temperature (T) dependence of the specular scattering of He atoms from adsorbed noble gas layers. The eikonal method is used for an oscillating soft wall, derived from a realistic dynamical model of the overlayer. Deviation is found from the usual Debye-Waller effect in that the specular reflection can increase with T at low T. Numerically exact calculations are performed to confirm the model qualitatively in the limit of a rigid layer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)225-229
Number of pages5
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume62
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1987

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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