Observation of molecular fusion and deep inelastic scattering in C60++C60 collisions

E. E.B. Campbell, V. Schyja, R. Ehlich, I. V. Hertel

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Abstract

Direct experimental evidence is obtained for the occurrence of fusion in collisions between two C60 molecules at collision energies of 200 to 500 eV in the center-of-mass frame of reference. The C120+ formed at 200 and 250 eV collision energy has a lifetime of more than 70 μs with high internal energy. Results are in good qualitative agreement with recent molecular dynamics simulations combined with density functional theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-266
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume70
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

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