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The dispersion relation for surface plasmons on a statistically slightly rough surface is shown to display a splitting under certain conditions. For a simple model of the correlation function of the surface roughness, explicit calculations are made which explain experimental results not previously interpreted.
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Kretschmann et al. (1979) studied this question.
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