Collisions between Gas Atoms and Surfaces as Related to High-Altitude Aerodynamics.

Abstract

The report outlines experimental research concerned with several areas of non-reactive atom-surface interactions, performed with modulated molecular-beam techniques. Included are general scattering studies from Mg(0001), Ag(001), Si(111) and macroscopically rough surfaces; atom diffraction from LiF(001); 'rainbow' scattering from LiF(001); symmetry in gas-surface interactions; and determination of surface Debye temperatures using atom-beam scattering as a probe. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0777221

Entities

People

  • Joe N. Smith Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Altitude
  • Collisions
  • Diffraction
  • Gas Surface Interactions
  • High Altitude
  • Molecular Beams
  • Scattering
  • Symmetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics