Femtosecond Laser-Induced Desorption of CO from Cu(100): Comparison of Theory and Experiment

Abstract
Desorption of CO from Cu(100) by femtosecond laser pulses was investigated using state and time-resolved techniques. The results are well described by two models based on frictional coupling between the CO and the substrate degrees of freedom: an empirical, 1D model, and recent, full-dimensionality, molecular dynamics calculations.