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Photoelectron yield of small silver and gold particles suspended in gas up to a photon energy of 10 eV

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Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

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The photoelectric yieldY of clean Ag and Au particles suspended in He-gas has been measured up to photon energieshv=10 eV.Y shows strong deviations from the bulk in the case of Ag but not in the case of Au. Surface adsorbates generate dramatic changes inY, pointing to the decisive role of the surface electron density profile on the optical properties.

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  1. Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    H. Burtscher, A. Schmidt-Ott & H C. Siegmann

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Burtscher, H., Schmidt-Ott, A. & Siegmann, H.C. Photoelectron yield of small silver and gold particles suspended in gas up to a photon energy of 10 eV. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 56, 197–199 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01304172

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