Abstract
We report the first measurements of neutral desorption from a well-defined adsorbate layer [3 CO/Ru(001)] induced by ultraviolet radiation of variable energy and polarization, and compare them to ions liberated under the same conditions. The results show clearly that multiple excitations, which have been shown to be important for ionic desorption, are important for neutral products as well, although not as strongly. Knowledge of the energy and the symmetry of the primary excitations makes tentative assignments possible.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7752-7755 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - 1987 |