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Clusters and Small Particles

In Gases and Plasmas

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Boris M. Smirnov

    1. Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics (GTCP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Behavior of Small Particles in Gases and Plasmas

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 1-36

  3. Interaction of Small Particles with Electric and Electromagnetic Fields

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 37-78

  4. Bulk Systems of Bound Atoms with Pair Interaction

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 79-101

  5. Clusters with Pair Interaction of Atoms

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 102-143

  6. Processes and Kinetics of Cluster Growth and Decay

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 144-185

  7. Clusters at Nonzero Temperature

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 186-221

  8. Plasma with Small Particles or Clusters

    • Boris M. Smirnov
    Pages 222-251

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 252-280
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About this book

Small particles in gaseous systems are called clusters, aerosols, dust particles, Aitken particles, etc., depending on their size, the media where they are observed, and the field of science in which they are studied. Below we call clusters systems of bound atoms or molecules containing from several atoms (molecules) up to thousands, so that their structure can be essential for determining their properties. If clusters are like bulk systems, we call them small particles. The principal pecu­ liarity of clusters is with respect to magic numbers of cluster atoms that correspond to a heightened cluster stability. Magic numbers correspond to complete structures of clusters as systems of bound atoms or molecules. The values of magic nwnbers depend on the character of interaction of the cluster's atoms. Cluster parameters as a function of the number of cluster atoms n have extrema at the magic nwnbers of atoms. For example, a cluster with a magic nwnber of atoms has a higher binding energy and ionization potential than clusters with neighboring nwnbers of atoms. The difference between clusters and small particles is such that parameters of small particles are monotonic functions of the nwnber of their atoms, while for clusters these parameters have local extrema at magic nwnbers of atoms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Boris M. Smirnov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clusters and Small Particles

  • Book Subtitle: In Gases and Plasmas

  • Authors: Boris M. Smirnov

  • Series Title: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1294-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98834-4Published: 08 June 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7082-9Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1294-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0938-037X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 280

  • Topics: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry

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