Influence of Noise Far from Equilibrium System : CO Oxidization on Ir(111) Surface(Current Topics)

Abstract

We study experimentally and theoretically the influence of noise on the fractions of CO and oxygen in the constant gas flow directed at an Ir(111) surface during CO oxidation. In the region of parameters where one has a stationary hysteresis loop deterministically, we find interesting phenomena such as long transition and noise-induced bursts.