X-Ray Reflectivity Measurements of Surface Layering in Liquid Mercury
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X-ray reflectivity measurements of surface layering in liquid mercury.
The surface normal structure of the mercury liquid-vapor interface has been investigated by measuring the x-ray reflectivity out to a momentum transfer of qz 2.5 Å . The results provide direct experimental proof of surface layering in liquid metals. The layer spacing is given by the atomic dimensions of the Hg atoms. The minimum layer width agrees well with the predictions of capillary wave t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.74.4444