Fragmentation phase transition in atomic clusters I: Microcanonical thermodynamics

Zeitschrift fur Physik D-Atoms Molecules and Clusters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Gross, D H E ^a,b   Madjet, M E ^a,b   Schapiro, O ^a,b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 0002673280     PISSN: 01787683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004600050112     Document Type: Article

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