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Gold particles embedded in a Mylar matrix were studied by Au-197 Mossb
auer spectroscopy. The cores of the particles have metallic properties
for particles greater than or equal to 1.5 nm. Far particle sizes les
s than 6 nm, additional quadrupole split components attributed to surf
ace atoms appear in the Mossbauer spectra. These components become dom
inant for the smallest particles, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All r
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