An introduction to cluster science / Phuong Mai Dinh, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud.
| Author/creator | Dinh, P. M. |
| Other author | Reinhard, P.-G. (Paul-Gerhard), 1945. |
| Other author | Suraud, Eric. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, [2014] |
| Description | xv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Physics textbook Physics textbook. ^A570702 |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Atoms, Molecules and Bulk -- 1.1.1. Scales of Matter Down to Atoms -- 1.1.2. More on Time Scales -- 1.1.3. Binding in Atoms, Molecules and Bulk -- 1.2. A New State of Matter? -- 1.2.1. From Atom to Bulk, Small and Large Clusters -- 1.2.2. Cluster Types -- 1.2.3. Cluster Science -- 2.1. Cluster Production -- 2.1.1. Cluster Sources -- 2.1.2. Sizes and Temperatures -- 2.2. Excitations of a Cluster -- 2.2.1. Collisions with Projectiles -- 2.2.2. Laser Fields -- 2.2.3. Coupling to Light and Optical Response -- 2.3. Measuring Cluster Properties -- 2.3.1. Mass Distributions -- 2.3.2. Magnetic Moments -- 2.3.3. Photon Signals -- 2.3.4. Electron Signals -- 3.1. Approximations for the Ions -- 3.1.1. The Adiabatic, or Born-Oppenheimer, Approximation. |
| Contents | 3.1.2. Born-Oppenheimer Dynamics -- 3.1.3. Beyond the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation -- 3.1.4. Structure Optimization -- 3.1.5. Approaches Eliminating Electrons -- 3.2. Approximation Chain for Electrons -- 3.2.1. Overview of Approaches for the Electronic Subsystem -- 3.2.2. Ab initio Methods -- 3.2.3. Phenomenological Electronic Shell Models -- 3.2.4. Density Functional Theory -- 3.2.5. Semiclassical Approaches -- 3.3. Approximation Chain for the Ion-Electron Coupling -- 3.3.1. Pseudopotentials -- 3.3.2. Jellium Approach to the Ionic Background -- 3.4. Observables -- 3.4.1. Energies -- 3.4.2. Shapes -- 3.4.3. Stationary Response: Polarizability and Conductivity -- 3.4.4. Linear Response: Optical Absorption Spectra -- 3.4.5. Electron Emission -- 4.1. Ionic and Electronic Structure -- 4.1.1. Magic Numbers -- 4.1.2. Shell Structure and Deformation. |
| Contents | 4.2. Optical Response -- 4.2.1. Basic Features -- 4.2.2. Impact of Deformation -- 4.2.3. Thermal Shape Fluctuations -- 4.2.4. The Width of the Mie Plasmon Resonance -- 4.3. Photoinduced Electron Emission -- 4.3.1. Total Ionization -- 4.3.2. Photoelectron Spectra (PE S) -- 4.3.3. Photoelectron Angular Distributions (PAD) -- 4.4. Cluster Nonlinear Dynamics -- 4.4.1. Tunability of Lasers -- 4.4.2. On Ionization Mechanisms -- 4.4.3. Production of Energetic Ions and High Charge States -- 4.4.4. Variation of Pulse Profile -- 5.1. Embedded and/or Deposited Clusters -- 5.1.1. On the Relevance of Embedded or Deposited Clusters -- 5.1.2. The Impact of Contact with Another Material -- 5.1.3. From Observation to Manipulation -- 5.2. On the Description of Embedded/Deposited Clusters -- 5.2.1. Brief Review of Methods -- 5.2.2. An Example of QM/MM for Modeling of Deposited/Embedded Clusters. |
| Contents | 5.2.3. A Few Typical Results -- 5.3. Clusters and Nanosystems -- 5.3.1. Towards More Miniaturization -- 5.3.2. On Catalysis -- 5.3.3. Metal Clusters as Optical Tools -- 5.3.4. Composite Clusters and Nanomaterials -- 6.1. Clusters in the Family of Finite Fermion Systems -- 6.2. Clusters in Astrophysics -- 6.3. Clusters in Climate -- 6.3.1. Impact of Clusters in Climate Science -- 6.3.2. From Aerosols to Water Droplets -- 6.3.3. Formation Mechanisms of Aerosols -- 6.3.4. Clusters as Seeds for Cloud Condensation Nuclei -- 6.4. Clusters in Biological Systems -- 6.4.1. Tailoring Clusters -- 6.4.2. Clusters for Medical Imaging -- 6.4.3. Clusters for Therapies -- 6.4.4. Nanotoxicity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023496415 |
| ISBN | 9783527412464 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9783527411184 (softcover) |
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| ISBN | (Mobi) |
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