The thermal, electron and photon-driven chemistry of biacetyl (;Nonthermal excitation pathways by which the surface chemistry of biacetyl may be directed were explored by irradiating 1 ML of biacetyl with 50 eV electrons. During irradiation, CO, CH;The photon-activated chemistry of biacetyl was also studied on Ag(111). Biacetyl was irradiated with both continuous irradiation (Hg arc lamp), and with a pulsed excimer laser using ArF (193 nm) and XeF (248 nm) photons. During irradiation of the monolayer at 193 nm, CH... |