Gas-dynamic sources of cluster ions for basic and applied research

AE Ieshkin, AB Tolstoguzov, NG Korobeishchikov… - Uspekhi Fizicheskikh …, 2022 - ufn.ru
State of the art in the development and application of gas cluster ion sources is considered.
The mechanisms of neutral cluster formation, the techniques applied to study their flows and …

Газодинамические источники кластерных ионов для решения фундаментальных и прикладных задач

АЕ Иешкин, АБ Толстогузов, НГ Коробейщиков… - Успехи физических …, 2022 - ufn.ru
Представлен обзор современного состояния исследований в области разработки и
использования источников газовых кластерных ионов. Обсуждаются закономерности …

Integrating cryo-OrbiSIMS with computational modelling and metadynamics simulations enhances RNA structure prediction at atomic resolution

S Ward, A Childs, C Staley, C Waugh, JA Watts… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The 3D architecture of RNAs governs their molecular interactions, chemical reactions, and
biological functions. However, a large number of RNAs and their protein complexes remain …

On the angular distributions of atoms sputtered by gas cluster ion beam

AV Nazarov, AD Zavilgelskiy, AE Ieshkin, DS Kireev… - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
The angular distributions of atoms sputtered by the noble gas cluster ion beam from metal
surfaces are studied. The experimental results on the angular distributions of Cu and W …

Gas Cluster Ion Beams as a Versatile Soft-Landing Tool for the Controlled Construction of Thin (Bio) Films

V Delmez, B Tomasetti, T Daphnis… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surface biofunctionalization with proteins is the key to many biomedical applications. In this
study, a solvent-free method for the controlled construction of protein thin films is reported …

Reactive molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme desorption under Ar cluster impact

S Bertolini, A Delcorte - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Using large gas cluster ion beams (Ar 1000-5000+), it is possible to desorb and transfer non-
volatile and active biomolecules (eg lysozymes, 14 kDa) for nanofabrication or mass …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Soft and Reactive Landing of Proteins Desorbed by Argon Cluster Bombardment

S Bertolini, A Delcorte - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
Reactive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were conducted to investigate the soft and
reactive landing of hyperthermal velocity proteins transferred to a vacuum using large argon …

Effect of gas cluster species on crater formation for fused silica

IV Nikolaev, PV Stishenko, VV Yakovlev… - Journal of Non …, 2023 - Elsevier
The interactions of the Ne, Ar, and Kr clusters with the fused silica surface were investigated
by molecular dynamics simulations. The impacts of noble gas clusters with kinetic energies …

Enhancing Ion Signals and Improving Matrix Selection in Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry with Microvolume Expansion Using Large Argon Clusters

B Tomasetti, C Lauzin, A Delcorte - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The molecular environment has an important impact on the ionization mechanism in time-of-
flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). In complex samples …

The cluster species effect on the noble gas cluster interaction with solid surfaces

AV Nazarov, VS Chernysh, AD Zavilgelsky… - Surfaces and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of noble gas cluster species on the cluster interaction with solid surfaces was
investigated. Processes of Ar, Kr and Xe clusters interaction with Cu and Mo surfaces were …