Crossed molecular beam technique Crystal

The differential cross sections of argon and neon have been measured by using refinements of the modulated molecular-beam technique. From these measurements the intermolecular potentials were found. These potentials differ significantly from the Lennard-Jones potential. The neon and argon potentials have different shapes and are not related by any simple scaling factor. The macroscopic properties have been calculated and are in reasonable agreement with experiment. The face-centered cubic structure was found to be the most stable crystal lattice for neon. The effect of the argon potential on the critical properties and saturation pressures is also discussed. 

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