Molecular dynamics study of neutral and multiply charged sodium clusters
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چکیده
The fission mechanism of multiply charged sodium clusters was investigated with molecular dynamics and a new potential featuring a local density approximation second-moment approach. We show that the critical size at which 2+, 3+ and 4+ charged clusters undergo fission due to Coulomb forces depends strongly on the cluster temperature. The smallest critical sizes occur for cold clusters. Master curves predicting upper bounds to the cluster temperature at the fissioning critical size are provided. A scaling of the cluster ion critical size with a power law of the total charge is used to predict the energy barrier that sodium clusters need to surmount to undergo fission. (~) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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