Accession Number:

ADP011194

Title:

From Atoms to Solids

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MAX-PLANCK-INST FUER FESTKOERPERFORSCHUNG STUTTGART (GERMANY F R)

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1999-01-31

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

Under certain experimental conditions a periodic structure can be induced in the mass spectra of clusters of metal atoms. For example, if the clusters are heated with a laser beam, those with high stability resist evaporation. The resulting mass spectra reveal that clusters with closed electronic shells and clusters with perfect icosahedral symmetry are unusually stable.

Subject Categories:

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE