Results from the
Surface Astrophysics Experiment
This page will keep you up to date on the progress of the Nottingham Surface
Astrophysics experiment. From here you can access our Publications,
Reports and Conference Contributions as well as finding up to date
information on the most recent happenings in the laboratory.
14th October 1999
Over the past 12 - 14 months we have been constructing, commissioning and
calibrating this exciting new experiment. Things have grown from this....
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to this...(April 1999) |
to this...(August 1999) |
We now have our very first results. An
amorphous ice film was grown by dosing pure de-ionised water into the UHV
chamber. The RAIRS spectrum clearly shows the bulk and surface OH stretching
vibrations. The QCM indicate how much water has actually been laid down
to form ice. Initial estimates show that at least 18ML of H2O
have been deposited on the QCM sample over the 7 minute dosing period.
The Surface Astrophysics experiment is part of 
Nottingham Astronomy Research Forum
and is based in the Surface
Science Group in the School
of Chemistry at the University
of Nottingham
These pages were last updated 14/10/01
