Sticking Probability of ${}^{4}{He}$ on Solid Surfaces at Low Temperature

18 July 1983

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 51 (3) , 188-191
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.51.188

Abstract

The first low-temperature (<4 K) determination of the sticking probability

S

of a

{}^{4}{He}

atom on a solid surface is presented. It is found that

\frac{2}{3} ≲ S < 1

for a thermal distribution of incident atoms with beam temperature 10 to 20 K. This result is not affected by the presence of a preadsorbed, ≲ 1-monolayer He film.

Keywords

ION BEAM

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Sticking Probability ofHe4on Solid Surfaces at Low Temperature

Abstract

Keywords

Sticking Probability of ${}^{4}{He}$ on Solid Surfaces at Low Temperature