CLUSTER-INVOLVING PROCESSES IN PLASMAS AN D GASES

Properties of clusters are considered and processes with their partici pation discussed. Generation methods and applications in material fabr ication are described. The kinetics of cluster growth in expanding vap our is analysed. The absorption and emission properties of clusters as systems of coupled atoms are examined. The properties of a cluster pl asma, i.e., a cluster-containing ionized gas, are discussed in relatio n to cluster light emission.