Embedded metal cluster in strong laser fields

dc.creatorFehrer, F.
dc.creatorDinh, P. M.
dc.creatorReinhard, P. -G.
dc.creatorSuraud, E.
dc.date2007-07-10
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dc.descriptionWe discuss microscopic mechanisms of the violent dynamics following strong laser excitation of a metal cluster embedded in a rare gas matrix, taking as test case Na$_8$@Ar$_434$. This covers at least two aspects : first, it represents the typical experimental situation of metal clusters handled in raregas matrices or a finite drop of surrounding raregas material, and second, it serves as a generic test case for highly excited chromophores in inert surroundings addressing questions of energy transport and perturbation of the medium. We simulate the process up to 10 ps using a mixed quantum mechanical (for the electrons) and classical (ions and atoms) approach and analyze the emerging dynamics with respect to all basic constituents : cluster electrons, cluster ions, and matrix atoms. We find several stages of relaxation taking place with time scales from a few fs to over a few ps and much slower processes remaining for long after the simulation. A particularly interesting aspect is that the surrounding raregas material stabilizes a highly charged metal cluster which would otherwise explode without delay.
dc.description13 pages, 4 figures, Comp. Mat. Sci. (in press)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1442
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1442
dc.identifierComp. Mat. Sci. 42 (2008) 203
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/168157
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.titleEmbedded metal cluster in strong laser fields
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