Download or read book Gas Surface Dynamics, High Power Laser-Solid Interactions written by Lennard Wharton and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a continuation of studies of fundamental aspects of the dynamics of chemical and physical processes on surfaces. The use of pulsed molecular beams and pulsed laser energy beams to initiate and probe energy exchange and chemical reactions that occur between gases and metal surfaces has been made in experimental studies. The product species and translational kinetic energies are determined with the aid of a mass spectrometer capable of determining the time of arrival of these species. These studies are relevant to the effects of high power laser beams on surfaces. Studies included the following gases: N2, O2, CO, H2, Ar, He, Ne, Xe, and the following surfaces W, Pt, Pt(lll). (Author).