Molecular dynamics simulation of atomic clusters in equilibrium with a vapour

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-251

  Salonen, M ^a   Napari, I ^a   Vehkamaki H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atomic clusters; Molecular dynamic simulations; Nucleation; Vapour

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

ATOMIC CLUSTERS; CLUSTER-VAPOR EQUILIBRIUM; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33947220465     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020601178024     Document Type: Article

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