Selected Publications

1. J. M. Pitarke, P. M. Echenique, and F. Flores, Surf. Sci. 217, 267 (1989),
   Apparent barrier height for tunneling electrons in STM.

2. J. M. Pitarke, F. Flores, and P. M. Echenique, Surf. Sci. 234, 1 (1990),
   Tunneling spectroscopy: surface geometry and interface potential effects.

3. J. M. Pitarke, R. H. Ritchie, and P. M. Echenique, Phys. Rev. B 43, 62 (1991),
   Radiative electron capture by channeled ions.

4. J. M. Pitarke, R. H. Ritchie, E. Zaremba, and P. M. Echenique, Europhys. Lett. 24, 613 (1993),
   The Z(1)(3) correction to the Bethe-Bloch energy-loss formula.

5. J. M. Pitarke and R. H. Ritchie, Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 90, 358 (1994),
   Double plasmon excitation in an electron gas.

6. J. M. Pitarke, R. H. Ritchie, and P. M. Echenique, Phys. Rev. B 52, 13883 (1995),
   Quadratic response theory of the energy loss of charged particles in an electron gas.

7. A. Bergara, J. M. Pitarke, and R. H. Ritchie, Nucl. Instrum. Methods 115, 70 (1996),
   Nonlinear quantum hydrodynamical model of the electron gas.

8. Neng-ping Wang and J. M. Pitarke, Phys. Rev. A 56, 2913 (1997),
   Quadratic energy-loss straggling and energy widths of the states of slow ions in an electron gas.

9. F. J. Garcia-Vidal, J. M. Pitarke, and J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 4289 (1997),
   Effective medium theory of the optical properties of aligned carbon nanotubes.

10. J. M. Pitarke and A. G. Eguiluz, Phys. Rev. B 57, 6329 (1998),
    Surface energy of a bounded electron gas: Analysis of the accuracy of the local-density approximation via ab initio self-consistent-field calculations.

11. E. V. Chulkov, I. Sarria, V. M. Silkin, J. M. Pitarke, and P. M. Echenique, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4947 (1998),
    Lifetimes of image-potential states on copper surfaces.

12. A. Bergara, J. M. Pitarke, and R. H. Ritchie, Phys. Lett. A 256, 405 (1999),
    Plasmon excitation by charged particles interacting with metal surfaces.

13. I. Campillo, J. M. Pitarke, A. Rubio, E. Zarate, and P. M. Echenique, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2230 (1999),
    Inelastic lifetimes of hot electrons in real metals.

14. P. M. Echenique, J. M. Pitarke, E. V. Chulkov, and A. Rubio, Chem. Phys. 251 ,1 (2000),
    Theory of inelastic lifetimes of low-energy electrons in metals.

15. I. Campillo, A. Rubio, J. M. Pitarke, A. Goldmann, and P. M. Echenique, Phys . Rev. Lett. 85, 3241 (2000),
    Hole dynamics in noble metals.

16. J. M. Pitarke and A. G. Eguiluz, Phys. Rev. B 63, 45116 (2001),
    Jellium surface energy beyond the local-density approximation: Self-consistent-f ield calculations.

17. J. M. Pitarke and F. J. Garcia-Vidal, Phys. Rev. B 63, 73404 (2001),
    Electronic response of aligned multishell carbon nanotubes.

18. A. Garcia-Lekue, J. M. Pitarke, E. V. Chulkov, A. Liebsch, and P. M. Echeniq ue, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 096401 (2002),
    The role of surface plasmons in the decay of image-potential states on silver surfaces

19. J. M. Pitarke and J. P. Perdew, Phys. Rev. B 67, 045101 (2003),
    Metal surface energy: p ersistent cancellation of short-range correlation effects beyond the random-phas e approximation

20. A. Garcia-Lekue, J. M. Pitarke, E. V. Chulkov, A. Liebsch, and P. M. Echeniq ue, Phys. Rev. B 68, 045103 (2003),
    Role of occupied d band s in the dynamics of excited electrons and holes in Ag

21. V. M. Silkin, A. Garcia-Lekue, J. M. Pitarke, E. V. Chulkov, E. Zaremba, and P. M. Echenique, Europhys. Lett. 66, 260 (2004),
    Novel low-energy collective excitation at metal surfaces

22. J. M. Pitarke, Phys. Rev. B 70, 087401 (2004),
    Comment on "Diffusion Monte Carl o study of jellium surfaces: Electronic densities and pair correlation functions"

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