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. Potential-coefficients and . Co-ar,

, 4 Rotational energies, mean values of for CO/Ar(100) at low adsorbate coverage, p.110

, 5 Rotational energies, mean values of for CO/Ar(100) at high adsorbate coverage, p.110

, Typical energies and times for

, D.1 Single CO adsorbed on Ar(100) (low coverage): complex expansion coefficients of the hindered rotation

, Central CO of (CO) 7 on Ar(100) (high coverage): complex expansion coefficients of the hindered rotation

, Blyholder

, Photoelectron emission in the Davenport, Dill and Dehmer

, Photoelectron emission in 'allowed' and 'forbidden

. Model and . Gadzuk,

, Laboratory coordinate

, Angular distribution of photoelectrons at the maximum of the 5 shape resonance, p.63

, Experimental. and theoretical. angular photoelectron distribution of the (4) ;1 ionization

. Rotational-energy-levels and . Co/ar,

. Co/ar,

. Rotational-energy-levels and . Co/ni,

. Co/ni,

, Pictural representation of models which simulate the physisorbed

, Angular

, State-to-state angular distribution of electrons emitted from

, Angular distribution of electrons emitted from CO/Ni

, State-to-state angular distribution of electrons emitted from

, Photoelectron angular distribution for CO/Ni(100) for (4), vol.1

, Stable adsorption geometries for (CO) n /Ar(100) (fcc)

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, Potential for single CO adsorbed on Ar, issue.100

, Potential for single CO adsorbed on Ar, issue.100

, Effective potential for the central CO

, Ar, issue.100

, Cut of the two-dimensional surface of the effective potentials of CO/Ar(100) at low and high

, Averaged angular motion as function of adsorbed CO

, Angular motion of all (CO) 4 adsorbed on Ar

, Hindered rotation wave function for (CO) 1 /Ar

, Hindered rotation wave function for

, Surface potential contour plot at

, Photodesorption of molecular adsorbates 119

, Elementary processes in electronically stimulated

, Experimental time of flight spectra of CO desorbed from oxidised Ni

, Experimental rotational populations of CO desorbed from oxidised Ni

M. ,

. Antoniewicz-model,

. Gadzuk-model,

. Gadzuk-model,

, Hindered rotor model

, Coordinate system for structured surface allowing hindered translation and rotation, p.137

. Co/cu,

, Wave function density for the coupled hindered rotation

. Co/cu, ): potential for the CO-surface and internal

. Co/cu,

. Co/cu, Band structure for hindered

, Time of flight spectrum of CO desorbed from Cu

, Rotational and translation distribution of CO desorbed from, Cu

, Flowchart of the program, calculating the photoionization cross section for molecular adsorbates

E. , Flowchart of the program, calculating the Franck-Condon and Fourier transform overlap between the coupled hindered rotation, translation, internal vibration, molecule-surface stretch of the adsorbed molecule and those of the gas phase