AVS 45th International Symposium
    Surface Science Division Wednesday Sessions
       Session SS2-WeA

Paper SS2-WeA3
Photodesorption of Condensed Gases by Lyman-@alpha@

Wednesday, November 4, 1998, 2:40 pm, Room 309

Session: Photochemistry and Deposition
Presenter: D.A. Bahr, University of Virginia
Authors: D.A. Bahr, University of Virginia
R.A. Baragiola, University of Virginia
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We measured the absolute desorption yield of water and carbon dioxide films condensed at low temperatires under irradiation with Lyman-@alpha@ (121.6 nm) photons as a function of sample temperature and irradiation fluence using a double quartz-crystal resonator. We also determined the species desorbed using mass spectrometry. We will discuss the results in terms of basic processes and discuss astrophysical implications.