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Publication
Journal of Chemical Physics
Paper
Direct multiquantum relaxation of highly vibrationally excited NO in collisions with O/Cu(111)
Abstract
We present a new experimental approach to the study of vibrational relaxation of highly vibrationally excited molecules at solid surfaces. We observe NO in υ = 13 and 15 losing up to five vibrational quanta in collisions with an O-covered copper surface. The data indicate this vibrational relaxation occurs via a direct scattering mechanism. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.