ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
36.40
;
33.80
;
33.80.G
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A neutral C60 fullerene beam is ionised by 308 nm laser pulses. For each cluster sizeC n + , 0〈n≦60 of the typical bimodal mass distributions known from the literature [1] velocity distributions have been determined by a time of flight method. A consistent interpretation of the measured mean velocities is obtained when binary fission of the parent molecule is assumed to be responsible for the fragmentation patterns, the total kinetic energy release being 0.45±0.1 eV independent of fragment mass and of laser fluence.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01426677
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