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Precursor States, Myth or Reality: A Perspective from Molecular Beam Studies

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Kinetics of Interface Reactions

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In this short review we emphasize the perspective which can be gained with molecular beam techniques on the dynamical role of precursor states. By providing control over the initial state and measurement of the final state, molecular beams provide detailed information to help gain insight into the microscopic mechanism of chemisorption.

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  1. IBM Almaden Research Center, K33/801, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA, 95120, USA

    D. J. Auerbach & C. T. Rettner

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  1. Laboratory for Surface Science & Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maine at Orono, Orono, ME, 04469, USA

    Michael Grunze

  2. Department of Physics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H3J5

    Hans Jürgen Kreuzer

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Auerbach, D.J., Rettner, C.T. (1987). Precursor States, Myth or Reality: A Perspective from Molecular Beam Studies. In: Grunze, M., Kreuzer, H.J. (eds) Kinetics of Interface Reactions. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72675-0_10

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