Identifying the contribution of different surface sites to the overall kinetics of molecular desorption from solid surfaces is difficult even when using single crystals. A new technique that combines molecular beams with UV−UV double resonance spectroscopy resolves this problem for the case of carbon monoxide on Pt(111).
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Zaera, F. A step in the right direction. Nature Chem 7, 279–280 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2217
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