Wavelength dependence of liquid-vapor interfacial tension of Ga.
The wave-vector dependence of the liquid-vapor interfacial tension of Ga, gamma(q), has been determined from diffuse x-ray scattering measurements. The ratio gamma(q)/gamma(0)=1 for q<0.05 A(-1) decreases to 0.5 near q=0.22 A(-1), and increases strongly for larger q. The observed form for gamma(q)/gamma(0) is consistent with the prediction from the Mecke-Dietrich theory when the known stratified liquid-vapor interfacial density profile of Ga and a pseudopotential based pair interaction with appropriate asymptotic (r--> infinity ) behavior are used. The detailed behavior of gamma(q)/gamma(0) depends on the particular forms of both the interfacial density profile and the asymptotic falloff of the atomic pair interaction.
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Dongxu
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Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Bin
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Lin
Binhua
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Meron
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Gebhardt
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Graber
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Rice
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