Abstract
Velocity distributions of In atoms in their ground ( 2 P 1 2 ) and excited ( 2 P 3 2 ) states ejected from In foils by bombardment with 5-keV Ar + ions are measured with a multiphoton resonance-ionization technique. We show for the first time that the 2 P 3 2 level is not significantly populated during sputtering and that the only path for population of this state is via laser-induced photodissociation of In 2 during the detection process. A new deexcitation model for sputtered excited neutral atoms is proposed which is based on the electronic localization of the fine-structure orbital.
Department(s)
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.57.1351
Rights Information
© 1986 The American Physical Society
Publication Date
1986
Recommended Citation
Craig, B. I., J. P. Baxter, J. Singh, G. A. Schick, P. H. Kobrin, Barbara Jane Garrison, and Nicholas Winograd. "Deexcitation model for sputtered excited neutral atoms." Physical review letters 57, no. 11 (1986).
Journal Title
Physical review letters
