Abstract
Ion clusters are excellent vehicles for the study of the transition between the gas-phase and bulk properties of matter as they allow examination of molecular ensembles under well-defined conditions. Thus, photoelectron imaging experiments in which both the molecular and "bulk" properties are manifest in the excitation of a small disintegrating anion is reported. The results show that th applicability of the bulk description to such a highly dynamic system is dependent on the electronic structure, particularly the availability of low-lying excited states.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 093001/1-093001/4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 9 |
State | Published - Mar 7 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy