Size-dependent dynamics in excited states of gold clusters: From oscillatory motion to photoinduced melting

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Stanzel, Jörg ^a   Burmeister, Florian ^a   Neeb, Matthias ^a   Eberhardt, Wolfgang ^a   Mitrić, Roland ^b   Bürgel, Christian ^b   Bonačić Koutecký, Vlasta ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXCITED STATES; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

GOLD CLUSTERS; OSCILLATORY WAVEPACKET MOTION; PHOTOINDUCED MELTING; RELAXATION DYNAMICS;

GOLD;

EID: 36049003952     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2795727     Document Type: Article

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