MERCURY CLUSTERS - JELLIUM-LIKE MASS-SPECTRA AND THRESHOLD LAWS FOR ELECTRON-IMPACT IONIZATION

被引:15
作者
HABERLAND, H
LANGOSCH, H
机构
[1] Fakultät für Physik, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, W-7800
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK D-ATOMS MOLECULES AND CLUSTERS | 1991年 / 19卷 / 1-4期
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10.1007/BF01448297
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
Mercury clusters have been ionised by impact of electrons of variable kinetic energy. For cluster sizes n less-than-or-equal-to 540 a linear threshold law is observed, which allows an accurate identification of the ionisation energies. The differences to photo ionisation are discussed. Jellium like intensity variations are observed in the mass spectra, in a size region where the bonding in Hg clusters has not yet become metallic.
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