Simple reflection anisotropy microscopy set-up for CO oxidation studies

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Punckt, C ^a   Merkt, F S ^b   Rotermund, H H ^a  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; OXIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION;

ANISOTROPY MICROSCOPY; POLARIZING BEAM SPLITTER CUBES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SURFACES;

EID: 34547253241     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/7/213     Document Type: Article

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