Sticking coefficients for atoms and molecules at the surfaces of interstellar dust grains

Details Sticking coefficients for atoms and molecules at the surfaces of interstellar dust grains Sticking coefficients for atoms and molecules at the surfaces of interstellar dust grains

Mar 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985mnras.213..295l&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 213, March 15, 1985, p. 295-306.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

71

Adsorption, Cosmic Dust, Interstellar Chemistry, Interstellar Matter, Quantum Mechanics, Surface Reactions, Atomic Interactions, Chemisorption, Graphite, Lattice Parameters, Molecular Interactions, Phonons, Silicates

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A fully quantum mechanical model of the particle-surface sticking process is developed, and calculations are performed for a variety of atoms, molecules and solids of relevance to the interstellar medium. The sticking coefficient is a sensitive function of the nature of the particle-surface interaction and the lattice phonon spectrum. Soft lattices and/or chemical adsorption ensure high sticking coefficients. For hard lattices and physical adsorption, sticking is unlikely to occur. The consequences for surface reactions in the interstellar medium are briefly discussed.

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