Shift of nanodroplet and nanocluster size distributions induced by dopant pick-up statistics

TL;DR

This paper investigates how dopant pick-up statistics affect the size distribution of nanodroplets and nanoclusters, impacting data interpretation in various experimental techniques.

Contribution

It provides a quantitative analysis of how vapor density variations alter host size distributions in pick-up experiments.

Findings

Size distribution shifts with vapor density changes

Impacts interpretation of mass spectrometry and spectroscopy data

Offers a framework for understanding dopant effects on nanocluster sizes

Abstract

In pick-up experiments using nanodroplet and nanocluster beams, the size distribution of hosts carrying a specified number of dopants changes when the vapor density in the pick-up region is altered. This change, analyzed here, has quantitative consequences for the interpretation of data that are sensitive to host size, such as mass spectrometric, spectroscopic, and deflection measurements.