Photolysis of a simple molecule on a metal surface—adsorbed O2 dissociation and desorption on Pd(111)

Abstract
The observation of photon‐induced dissociation and desorption of submonolayer molecular O2 chemisorbed on Pd(111) is reported. The cross sections estimated for photodissociation and photodesorption are each ∼3×1021 cm2.