Published June 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurement of the Debye-Waller factor for He-LiF(001)

  • 1. Laboratory of Surface and Low Temperature Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130

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We have measured the attenuation of a supersonic helium beam scattered from the (001) surface of LiF as a function of surface temperature. We found that over an extended temperature range (140--500 K) a simple model for the Debye-Waller factor can explain the data. At higher temperatures (500--650 K) anharmonic effects become noticeable. Our data indicate that present models describing the Debye-Waller attenuation need improvements in this temperature range. The observed sudden drop of the He-beam reflected intensity at about 780 K is discussed in terms of surface disorder

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
17
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
10374-10377
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD