Abstract
The polarizability αℓ(ω) appropriate to a small metallic sphere is obtained within the semiclassical infinite barrier model, where ℓ is the multipole order. An excitation diagram in the ℓ,ω plane based on the structure of this function is proposed. It represents the spherical analog of the excitation structure of an infinite medium in the k, ω plane.
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The parameters used for tin are ωp = 1.17 x l016 sec-1, vF = 1.24xl08 cm/sec and as a mean free path, the sphere radius.
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Claro, F., Fuchs, R. (1987). Multipolar Excitations in Small Metallic Spheres. In: Jena, P., Rao, B.K., Khanna, S.N. (eds) Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0357-3_83
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