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Formation of the Magic L ‐Serine Octamer in Helium Nanodroplets
Author(s) -
Ferreira da Silva Filipe,
Bartl Peter,
Denifl Stephan,
Märk Tilmann D.,
Ellis Andrew M.,
Scheier Paul
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200900826
Subject(s) - histone octamer , serine , magic number (chemistry) , magic (telescope) , ionization , chemistry , protonation , ion , helium , molecule , atomic physics , chemical physics , physics , phosphorylation , biochemistry , organic chemistry , histone , quantum mechanics , nucleosome , gene
It′s a kind of magic: Electron ionization of helium nanodroplets doped with L ‐serine clusters forms protonated serine cluster ions. For small droplets vaporization of serine molecules leads to a magic octamer which is suppressed in the case of large He droplets (see picture).