Abstract
Abundances of ArN+ and XeN+ clusters produced in a supersonic expansion source are inverted to find relative dissociation energies. The values around the shell and subshell closings at N=55, 71, and 147 differ from theoretical values derived from ground-state energies of Lennard-Jones clusters. A significant part of the difference can be accounted for by the conformational entropies of surface atoms and vacancies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 084317 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Aug 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was support by the Swedish Research Council (VR).