Vibrational enhancement of electron emission in CO (a3Π) quenching at a clean metal surface.

Phys Chem Chem Phys

Max-Planck-Institut Für Biophysikalische Chemie, Karl Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut, Göttingen, Germany.

Published: September 2013

We have combined a Stark decelerator with a molecular beam-surface scattering setup to accurately measure the absolute electron emission yield, γ, of CO (a(3)Π) quenching at a Au(111) surface with quantum state resolution. We clearly observe an enhanced probability of electron emission when scattering vibrationally excited states of CO from the surface.

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