Scattering of ${}^{4}{He}$ Atoms Grazing the Liquid- ${}^{4}{He}$ Surface

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28 March 1983

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

Vol. 50 (13) , 990-992
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.50.990

Abstract

Measurements of the scattering of

{}^{4}{He}

atoms grazing the surface of liquid

{}^{4}{He}

show that the reflectivity approaches unity as the perpendicular wave vector tends to zero, in agreement with theoretical predictions.

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