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Electron Attachment to Molecular Clusters and Condensed Molecules

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Gaseous Molecular Ions

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The term “cluster” is used in many different disciplines, from astronomy to chemistry. In the latter, structures in solid or liquid materials or in gases are generally labeled with this title. Webster’ Dictionary [1] defines a cluster as “any group of persons, animals or things close together”. In this sense, we will assign a group of molecules in the gas phase which are close together as a free molecular cluster or a free molecular aggregate. It is well known since the work of van der Waals [2] that the existence of condensed phases of matter stems from the attractive forces between molecules. These forces are commonly assigned as van der Waals forces: a group of molecules which are held together by these forces is labeled as a van der Waals cluster. Although at the time of van der Waals, the origins of such intermolecular forces were not understood, the fundamental connection between the macroscopic properties of matter and the forces between the constituent molecules was already evident.

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Illenberger, E., Momigny, J. (1992). Electron Attachment to Molecular Clusters and Condensed Molecules. In: Gaseous Molecular Ions. Topics in Physical Chemistry, vol 2. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07383-4_12

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