Fission of doubly charged binary metal clusters

被引:5
作者
Heinebrodt, M
Malinowski, N
Tast, F
Branz, W
Billas, IML
Martin, TP
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Festkorperforsch, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Cent Lab Photoproc, BG-1040 Sofia, Bulgaria
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10.1007/s100530050412
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The coulombic fission of binary metal clusters composed of lithium and calcium atoms has been studied by time-of-flight mass spectrometry following multi-photon ionization. The determined appearance sizes are compatible with predictions of a simple model which assumes a liquid droplet picture for all but the very small clusters involved. Electronic shell effects on the fission process are discussed.
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页数:4
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