Stochastic theory of lineshape broadening in quasielastic He atom scattering with interacting adsorbates
arXiv:0710.3266 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.115414
Abstract
The activated surface diffusion of interacting adsorbates is described in terms of the so-called interacting single adsorbate approximation, which is applied to the diffusion of Na atoms on Cu(001) for coverages up to 20% in quasielastic He atom scattering experiments. This approximation essentially consists of solving the standard Langevin equation with two noise sources and frictions: a Gaussian white noise accounting for the friction with the substrate, and a white shot noise characterized by a collisional friction simulating the adsorbate-adsorbate collisions. The broadenings undergone by the quasielastic peak are found to be in very good agreement with the experimental data reported at two surface temperatures 200 and 300 K.
6 pages, 3 figures
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