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Science 13 November 1992:
Vol. 258. no. 5085, pp. 1129 - 1131
DOI: 10.1126/science.258.5085.1129
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Electron Photodetachment Cross Sections of Small Carbon Clusters: Evidence for Nonlinear Isomers

D. Zajfman 1, H. Feldman 1, O. Heber 1, D. Kella 1, D. Majer 1, Z. Vager 1, and R. Naaman 2

1 Department of Nuclear Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
2 Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel

Absolute cross sections for photodetachment of negative carbon clusters are reported for Cn (n = 3, ..., 8). The results indicate that various neutral isomers exist, some with electron affinities as low as 1 electron volt. The method of production plays an important role in the characteristics of carbon clusters.

Submitted on June 15, 1992
Accepted on September 15, 1992


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