Phys. Rev. A 71, 041201(R) (2005) [4 pages]Kinetic approach to the cluster liquid-gas transition
Unimolecular rate theories and equilibrium models of cluster dissociation are reconciled through a kinetic Monte Carlo approach. Assuming that fragmentation occurs sequentially, we calculate the time-dependent boiling temperature of slowly heated, free atomic clusters. Our approach is supported by molecular dynamics simulations of clusters made of sodium atoms or C60 molecules, as well as simplified rate equations. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.041201
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.041201
PACS:
36.40.Qv, 05.10.Ln, 82.60.Qr
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