Size--sensitive melting characteristics of gallium clusters: Comparison of Experiment and Theory for Ga${}_{17}{}^{+}$ and Ga${}_{20}{}^{+}$

Sailaja Krishnamurty, S. Chacko, D. G. Kanhere +3

Experiments and simulations have been performed to examine the finite-temperature behavior of Ga${}_{17}{}^{+}$ and Ga${}_{20}{}^{+}$ clusters. Specific heats and average collision cro…