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We present a study of the stability of clusters models made of a number N of atoms in the range 500 to 6000 atoms, freely interacting through the Lennard-Jones potential. The potential energy per atom, calculated for relaxed models, shows that stable models belong to an icosahedral sequence when N <1600 and to a decahedral sequence beyond. A coexistence size range of both structures is discussed in connection with experimental results on argon clusters in free jet expansions.
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Raoult, B., Farges, J., De Feraudy, M.F., Torchet, G. (1989). Stability of relaxed Lennard-Jones models made of 500 to 6000 atoms. In: Chapon, C., Gillet, M.F., Henry, C.R. (eds) Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74913-1_19
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