ISOTOPE EFFECT ON THE MELTING OF PARA-HYDROGEN AND ORTHO-DEUTERIUM CLUSTERS

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作者
SCHARF, D [1 ]
MARTYNA, GJ [1 ]
KLEIN, ML [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PENN,DEPT CHEM,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85760-8
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Path integral Monte Carlo calculations have been used to investigate the isotope effect on the "melting" of small clusters of para-hydrogen (p-H-2) and ortho-deuterium (o-D2). While clusters of (o-D2)N with N = 13 and 55 exhibit a quantum-lipid --> quantum-solid "freezing" transition in a temperature regime where the effects of Bose statistics are unimportant, the corresponding (p-H-2)N clusters do not.
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