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Journal of Physical Studies 13(1), Article 4602 [6 pages] (2009)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.13.4602 THE EFFECT OF THERMAL VIBRATIONS ON THE ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL ATOMS DURING A SURFACE PHASE TRANSITIONI. Yu. Goliney, V. V. Mykhaylovskyy, V. I. Sugakov
Institute for Nuclear Research of National Academy Sciences of Ukraine |
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The paper explores the effects of thermal vibrations on the acceleration of atoms during a surface phase transition which occurs via the coherent energy transfer mechanism from many adatoms initially in metastable states to a single accelerated adatom. The acceleration is the result of a long chain of subsequent collisions with a single particle harvesting the energy of the transition of its predecessor in the chain. The paper presents the analysis of the stability of the suggested system, simulation of the dynamics of the accelerations and the analysis of the limits imposed on the process by defocusing and scattering on thermal vibrations.
PACS number(s): 68.35.Ja