Stability of two-component alkali clusters formed on helium nanodroplets

Details Stability of two-component alkali clusters formed on helium nanodroplets Stability of two-component alkali clusters formed on helium nanodroplets

2009-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/0901.2448v1

Eur. Phys. J. D 52 , 67-70 (2009)

Physics

Atomic and Molecular Clusters

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjd/e2009-00071-3

The stability of two-component clusters consisting of light (Na or K) and heavy (Rb or Cs) alkali atoms formed on helium nanodroplets is studied by femtosecond laser ionization in combination with mass spectrometry. Characteristic stability patterns reflecting electron shell-closures are observed in dependence of the total number of atoms contained in the mixed clusters. Faster decay of the stability of mixed clusters compared to the pure light ones as a function of size indicates a destabilizing effect of heavy alkali atoms on light alkali clusters, presumably due to second order spin-orbit interaction.

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