HE DIFFRACTION FROM AG(110) SURFACE

Abstract

Using the exact close-coupling method we have investigated the diffraction intensities of He atoms from a Ag(110) surface. He-Ag(110) interaction is represented by a corrugated Mie potential. In our calculations we have used three different well depths D. Diffraction intensities were calculated for x = <001> direction. The softness parameter-beta is optimized for a given incident energy E(i) and incident angle theta(i) so as to reproduce the experimental results. Using well depth D and van der Waals constant C3 for six He-metal (Al, Ni, Cu, Ag, Pt, Au) systems we have obtained a relation, D = 0.070C3-9.006, between parameters D and C3. Our results are in good agreement with experimental observations.