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On the dependence of light reflection from metals on adatom characteristics
Author(s) -
Brodskii A. M.,
Urbakh M. I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2220830232
Subject(s) - reflection (computer programming) , adsorption , light reflection , reflection coefficient , condensed matter physics , materials science , chemical physics , microscopic theory , variation (astronomy) , statistical physics , physics , optics , chemistry , computer science , programming language , astrophysics
Relationships are derived to interrelate the experimentally observed variation in the reflection coefficient of light from metals during the adsorption and the microscopic characteristics of an adatom. A method is developed, similar to the introduction of pseudo‐potential in solid state physics and molecular physics, to describe the electron properties of adatoms. The theoretical relationships derived are suitable for treating experimental data. The theory proposed shows that optical methods are quite promising for the determination of important microscopic characteristics of adsorption.