Theory for the ultrafast melting and fragmentation dynamics of small clusters after femtosecond ionization

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1101-1110

  Garcia, M E ^a   Reichardt, D ^b   Bennemann, K H ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0041952469     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476653     Document Type: Article

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