Low-energy {sup 4}He{sup +} scattering from deuterium adsorbed on stepped Pd(331)

We have taken angle-resolved data for the scattering of low-energy ( Pd ledge atoms. A strong quasi-elastic scattering signal of {sup 4}He{sup +} from D ({sup 4}He{sup +}/D) was observed at a forward scattering angle of {theta} = 25{degrees} and an incidence angle of {alpha} = 76{degrees} from the (331) normal. The results agree with shadow cone calculations of scattering first from Pd ledge atoms followed by a second event, {sup 4}He{sup +}/D. The resultant adsorption geometry shows D to reside in the quasi- threefold ledge site on the surface directly above the bulk fcc octahedral void. These results are consistent with the previous{sup 4}He{sup +} scattering study of the geometrically related Pd(110)- D(ads) system.