NUCLEATION OF Sb-MICROCRYSTALS IN AN INERT-GAS ATMOSPHERE

The generation of antimony clusters in the size range from Sb1 to Sb500 is reported. The clusters are created by inert gas condensation and detected by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Condensation of clusters of known sizes onto a cold substrate is suggested as a technique which enables investigations of amorphous substances as a function of order