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X-ray study of the liquid potassium surface: structure and capillary wave excitations

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2003-03-14
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Shpyrko, Oleg  
Huber, Patrick  orcid-logo
Grigoriev, Alexei  
Pershan, Peter S.  
Ocko, Benjamin M.  
Tostmann, Holger  
Deutsch, Moshe  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/12809
Journal
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics  
Volume
67
Issue
11
Start Page
1154051
End Page
1154057
Citation
Physical review B 67 (11): 1154051-1154057 (2003-06-24)
Publisher DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.67.115405
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-82555196706
ArXiv ID
0406585v1
Publisher
American Physical Society
We present x-ray reflectivity and diffuse scattering measurements from the liquid surface of pure potassium. They strongly suggest the existence of atomic layering at the free surface of a pure liquid metal with low surface tension. Prior to this study, layering was observed only for metals like Ga, In and Hg, the surface tensions of which are 5-7 fold higher than that of potassium, and hence closer to inducing an ideal "hard wall" boundary condition. The experimental result requires quantitative analysis of the contribution to the surface scattering from thermally excited capillary waves. Our measurements confirm the predicted form for the differential cross section for diffuse scattering, dσ /dΩ ∼ 1/qₓy²⁻η where η = kBT qz²/2π γ , over a range of η and qₓy that is larger than any previous measurement. The partial measure of the surface structure factor that we obtained agrees with computer simulations and theoretical predictions.
Subjects
Statistical Mechanics
Materials Science
DDC Class
530: Physik
540: Chemie
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