Modelling ionic nucleation in small neon clusters

Abstract

The structural properties of some of the smaller ionic clusters of neon atoms (Ne-n(+), 4 less than or equal to n less than or equal to 10) are examined using different kinds of modelling for the interactions within each cluster. The results of the calculations, and the physical reliability of the methods, are discussed in comparison with earlier theoretical results and with experimental data. In spite of the simplicity of our model the present treatment is able to reproduce all the important features known for these clusters.