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. 2012 Dec 19;117(2):410–420. doi: 10.1021/jp310594e

Table 4. Desorption Lifetime τd (Mean Value) When the Surface Follows the 90–10 Definition, and Also Median, Minimum, and Maximum Observed Desorption Lifetimesa.

radius T (K) mean (ps) median (ps) min (ps) max (ps) evaporations
1.92 nm 273.15 10.5 ± 10.5 5 1.5 38.5 30
4.14 nm 273.15 12.1 ± 8.7 9 2 35 27
planar 273.15 14.9 ± 12.7 12.5 2 36 6
planar 268 5.8 ± 6.3 3 1 19 8
planar 290 7.5 ± 5.9 5.5 1.5 24 22
planar 300 6.2 ± 3.9 5.5 1.5 16.5 38
a

The number of events listed here is not exactly the same as the total number of evaporations since on three occasions the molecule was in the surface from the start of the simulation until evaporating.