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An external magnetic field is shown to stabilize negatively charged clusters of inert atoms. In an external magnetic field the critical number of atoms in a cluster, necessary to bound an excess electron to a neutral cluster, is less than that in the absence of a field. General conditions for creation of electron bound states in a cluster in a magnetic field are considered.
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Lakhno, V. Bound electron states in clusters of inert atoms in a magnetic field. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 38, 71–72 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004600050066
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004600050066