Ultrafast electron-induced desorption of water from nanometer amorphous solid water films

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 6141-6145

  Backus, Ellen H G ^a   Grecea, Mihail L ^a   Kleyn, Aart W ^a,b   Bonn, Mische ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^c FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; FILM THICKNESS; HYDROGEN BONDS; ULTRASHORT PULSES; VACUUM; WATER;

ELECTRONIC EFFECTS; ISOTOPIC SPACERS; WATER LAYERS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 34250729192     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp071226s     Document Type: Article

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