Direct experimental evidence for a negative heat capacity in the liquid-to-gas like phase transition in hydrogen cluster ions: backbending of the caloric curve

F. Gobet (1) , B. Farizon (1) , M. Farizon (1) , M.J. Gaillard (1) , J.P. Buchet , M. Carre , P. Scheier , T.D. Maerk

1 IPNL - Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon

Domaines: Agrégats Moléculaires et Atomiques [physics.atm-clus]

F. Gobet, B. Farizon, M. Farizon, M.J. Gaillard, J.P. Buchet, et al.. Direct experimental evidence for a negative heat capacity in the liquid-to-gas like phase transition in hydrogen cluster ions: backbending of the caloric curve. Physical Review Letters, 2002, 89, pp.183403-1-183403-4. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.183403⟩. ⟨in2p3-00011856⟩