Molecular and atomic beam scaltering from surfaces

It has become commonplace to remark that the field of atomic and molecular beam scattering from surfaces has been growing at a rapid pace and that frequent reviews are amply justified by the rate of progress. A few of the most recent reviews are those by Cole and Frankl,1 emphasizing the quantum regime in both its experimental and its theoretical aspects, by Goodman,2 dealing mainly with theory, and by Madix and Benziger3 on reactive scattering. More general surveys were given by Somojai and Brumbach4 at the first ISISS and by Ceyer and Somorjai.5 All of these papers, of course, contain references to the many earlier reviews. In the present paper, we shall attempt to achieve a broad coverage of the field, with emphasis on only the most recent developments.