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A review on microcluster research in our laboratory is presented. Metallic-, ionic- and van der Waals clusters between two and several thousand atoms or molecules per particle have been generated and analysed by electronic time of flight mass spectrometry. Besides results concerning the condensation mechanisms, the magic numbers of stability and the effect of Coulomb explosion are discussed in detail.
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Sattler, K. (1983). The physics of microclusters. In: Grosse, P. (eds) Festkörperprobleme 23. Advances in Solid State Physics, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0107966
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