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Numerical experiments showed that the number-of-bonds distribution of particles that form a fairly large molten argon-like cluster was bimodal. This result was interpreted as a consequence of the formation of two “phases, ” namely, particles inside the cluster and a monolayer of particles lying above the others. Particle chains were shown to be formed near the surface of the cluster. Splitting off of separate particles from them was the most probable mechanism of vaporization. Model concepts that described the dependences observed in numerical experiments were developed.
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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 121, No. 2, 2002, pp. 396–405.
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Zhukhovitskii, D.I. A molecular dynamics study of the microstructure of the liquid-gas interphase surface. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 94, 336–344 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1458483
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