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Statistical properties of surfaces covered by large spheres.

Authors :
Wojtaszczyk, P.
Schaaf, P.
Senger, B.
Zembala, M.
Voegel, J. C.
Source :
Journal of Chemical Physics; 11/1/1993, Vol. 99 Issue 9, p7198, 11p
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

Statistical properties of surfaces covered by particles deposited under the influence of gravity are investigated by means of optical microscopy and image analysis. The radial distribution function of the particle configurations is determined over a wide coverage range. Special attention is paid to the fluctuations of the number of particles on small surfaces which contain information upon the deposition process. A first analysis of these fluctuations is presented within a mean field approximation. All results are compared to the ballistic process which proves to be a good model. On the contrary, the observations are not compatible with a simple random sequential adsorption model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00219606
Volume :
99
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Chemical Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
7619675
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.465436