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Highly charged metal clusters can be easily produced using the technique of multi-step photoionization. The critical sizes at which fission occurs are reported here for alkali metal clusters having charges as high as +7. An interpretation within the framework of the liquid droplet model reveals that the fission process is strongly asymmetric and thermally activated.
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Näher, U., Frank, S., Malinowski, N. et al. Fission of highly charged alkali metal clusters. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 31, 191–197 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01437835
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