TY - JOUR
T1 - Cluster-cluster fusion
AU - Campbell, Eleanor E.B.
AU - Glotov, Alexi V.
AU - Lassesson, Andreas
AU - Levine, Raphael D.
PY - 2002/4
Y1 - 2002/4
N2 - An experimental study of molecular fusion in fullerene-fullerene collisions is presented and the theoretical interpretation of the cross section is reconsidered in terms of phase space arguments and competition with direct collision induced dissociation. The form and absolute magnitude of the cross sections for C60+ + C70 (or C70+ + C60) and C70+ + C70 can be understood, however, the much smaller cross section for C60+ + C60 remains a puzzle. The fragmentation behaviour of the hot fusion product is well described by a maximal entropy model indicating equipartition of the centre of mass collision energy followed by statistical fragmentation.
AB - An experimental study of molecular fusion in fullerene-fullerene collisions is presented and the theoretical interpretation of the cross section is reconsidered in terms of phase space arguments and competition with direct collision induced dissociation. The form and absolute magnitude of the cross sections for C60+ + C70 (or C70+ + C60) and C70+ + C70 can be understood, however, the much smaller cross section for C60+ + C60 remains a puzzle. The fragmentation behaviour of the hot fusion product is well described by a maximal entropy model indicating equipartition of the centre of mass collision energy followed by statistical fragmentation.
KW - Fragmentation
KW - Fullerene-fullerene collision
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037678869&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01323-3
DO - 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01323-3
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AN - SCOPUS:0037678869
SN - 1631-0705
VL - 3
SP - 341
EP - 352
JO - Comptes Rendus Physique
JF - Comptes Rendus Physique
IS - 3
ER -