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Title: Normalized distorted-wave Born approximation for soft potentials in atom-surface scattering

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

In recent papers Armand and Manson have dealt with atom-surface scattering from a soft-exponential corrugated potential. In this work, we present a normalized distorted-wave Born approximation whose results compare well with exact calculations by Armand. This approximation may reproduce the intensities of the main beams for He scattering from dense metallic surfaces where the corrugations are not too large.

Research Organization:
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, 8803 Rueschlikon-ZH, Switzerland
OSTI ID:
5288350
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Vol. 25:8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English