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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt B
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
The packings and defects of the strongly coupled two-dimensional Coulomb clusters with particle number N from a few to a few hundred with different forms of mutual repulsion and central confining potentials at zero temperature are investigated using molecular-dynamics simulation through many annealing cycles. The circular symmetry of the confining potential and the interplay with the mutual repulsion lead to the strong competition between the outer circular shells and the inner triangular lattice. Generic packing behaviors, such as the concentric shells with the classical periodic packing sequence at small N, and the triangular latticelike inner core surrounded by a few outer circular shells at large N are observed. The effects of changing the interaction and confining potentials on the detailed packing sequence, the radial variation of packing density, and the positions of the shell-triangular core interface are investigated with a detailed study of the cluster structures along with the formation and distribution of topological defects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1063-651X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4743-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-3
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Packings and defects of strongly coupled two-dimensional Coulomb clusters: numerical simulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan 32054, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article