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Surface-catalyzed photochemical reactions of physisorbed molecules

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The rate of laser photochemical reactions on surfaces can be enhanced over their gas-phase values by the interplay of a number of surface phenomena. These effects include simple increases in molecular density due to physisorption, spectral shifts in the adsorbed phase, and enhancement in the optical electric field due to surface contouring.

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  1. Columbia Radiation Laboratory and Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, USA

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This work was supported by the Department of the Army (ARO) and the Joint Services Electronics Program (U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force) under Contract DAAG29-82-K-0080

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Chen, C.J., Osgood, R.M. Surface-catalyzed photochemical reactions of physisorbed molecules. Appl. Phys. A 31, 171–182 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00614950

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