Selective-adsorption line shapes in the scattering ofHe4by LiF(001)

Selective-adsorption line shapes were experimentally studied in 17-meV ${}_{}{}^4{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$-atom scattering from a LiF(001) crystalline surface. The specular and several diffracted beams were measured for a variety of incidence conditions. Specular line shapes obey the three rules put forth by Wolfe and Weare. The specular and diffracted-beam line shapes obey the rules formulated recently by Celli, Garcia, and Hutchison in all cases except for the specular Wolfe-Weare rule-2 case. In this case the mixed-extrema structure predicted by Wolfe and Weare is seen. This line shape is very sensitive to surface temperature and age, confirming a recent prediction of Wolfe and Weare concerning inelastic effects on the selective-adsorption line shapes.