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We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of fragmentation of small Cn clusters (n = 5,7,9) produced in charge transfer collisions of fast (nu = 2.6 a.u.) singly charged Cn+ clusters with He. Branching ratios for all possible fragmentation channels have been measured. Comparison with microcanonical Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations based on quantum chemistry calculations allows us to determine the energy distribution of the excited clusters just after the collision.

Vortex penetration severely limits high field performances in bulk niobium RF cavities for accelerators. To reach higher fields, Gurevich [Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 012511 (2006)] proposed to deposit nanometric layers (d < λ) to partially screen of the field sensed by niobium. Model (NbN/MgO)n (n = 0 to 4) samples have been deposited on thick Nb layers. This paper presents the first complete characterization set (HC1 and RF surface resistance) of a new family of composite nanostructured superconducting layers deposited on Nb, which are liable to bring a breakthrough in the technology of superconducting accelerating RF cavities